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13. Generic names ending in ''oides" are to be rejected ; as Agrimon- 

 oides, Asteroides, &c. 



14. Generic names formed of other generic names, with the addition of 

 some final syllable, are disagreeable, as Acetosella, BalsamtYa Rapisirwm, 

 &c. 



15. Generic names sounding alike lead to confusion. 



16. No generic names can be admitted except such as are derived from 

 either the Greek or Latin languages. 



17. Generic names appertaining previously to Zoology, or other Scien- 

 ces, are to be cancelled, if subsequently applied in Botany. 



18. Generic names at variance with the characters of any of the 

 species are bad. 



19. Generic names the same as those of the class or order cannot be 

 tolerated. 



20. Adjective generic names are not so good as substantive ones, but 

 may be admitted. 



21. Generic names ought not to be misapplied to gaining the goodwill 

 or favour of saints or persons celebrated in other sciences ; they are 

 the only reward that the botanist can expect, and are intended for him 

 alone. 



22. Nevertheless, ancient poetical names of deities or of great promoters 

 of the Sciences are worthy of being retained. 



23. Generic names that express the essential character or habit of a 

 plant are the best of all. 



24. The ancient names of the classics are to be respected. 



25. We have no right to alter an ancient generic name to one more 

 modern, even though it may be for the better ; this would in the first place 

 be an endless labour, and in the next place would tend to inextricable 

 confusion. 



26. If new generic names are wanted it must first be ascertained whe- 

 ther no one among the existing synonyms is applicable. 



27. If an old genus is divided into several new ones the old name will 

 remain with the species that is best known. 



28. The termination and euphony of generic names are to be consulted 

 as far as practicable. 



29. Long, awkward, disagreeable names are to be avoided, as Calop- 

 hyllodendron of Vaillant, Coriotragematodendros of Plukenet, and the 

 like*. 



30. The names of classes and orders are subject to the same rules as 

 those of genera. They ought always to express some essential and charac- 

 teristic marks. 



31. The names of both classes and orders must always consist of a 

 single word, and not of sentences. 



The Natural Orders of Bombay Plants with Derivations 

 of the names. 



The nomenclature and limits of the orders adopted by me are those of 

 Cooke's Bombay Flora for obvious reasons. The difference in this respect 

 between Cooke's work and Engler and Prantl's Pflanzenfamilien may, 

 however, be noted here. A few orders change names. Chailletiacese, 



* The shortest of g^eneric names of Bombay plants are Zea and Poa, and of the 

 world's flora Aa, Rchb. f., Orchid, and Zaa, H. BailL, Big-non. Of long names, we 

 have in Bombay Mesembryanthenmm, Pseudanthistiria, Tabernfemontana, Amor- 

 phophallus and so on, and in the world Calycogoniopsis Cogn. Melastom, Euphoe- 

 nicanthemum von Tiegh. Loranth-, Pseud ohermbstffidtia Scliinz. Amarant- 

 and so on. 



