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the list by affixing the letters N., C, D. and B. respectively to the deri- 

 p-ations. Mr. Gr. A. Gammie also supplied some of the derivations, and my 

 best thanks are due to him. I am also greatly indebted to Mr. Gr. F. 

 Zimmer, F.R.H.S., F.Z.S., A.M. Inst. C.E., author of '' A Popular Dictionary 

 of Botanical Names and Terms, London," for supplying the derivations in a 

 large number of cases, which but for his assistance would have been left out. 

 I have acknowledged this fact in the body of the list by placing the letter 

 Z. after the derivations supplied by him. There yet remain a few names 

 against which nothing could be entered. In the case of descriptive names 

 of indigenous genera J have determined the applicability of the name so far 

 as the Bombay species are concerned, and inade a note of it. I should last- 

 ly mention that I have collated the names as given by Cooke with Engler 

 and Prantl's ' Pfianzenfamilien,' and with Durand's ' Index Generum Phane- 

 rogamorum ', and pointed out the differences in foot-notes. 



The list is given in a tabular form. The genus and its author are first 

 mentioned. The latter name is abbreviated, and the abbreviation is ex- 

 plained above. Next follows the name of the natural order to which the 

 genus belongs. It is also abbreviated. Elsewhere the names of the orders 

 are given in full in the alphabetical order. Next the date of publication of 

 the generic name is given. After the date the derivation and its applica- 

 tion are given. The letters N., 0., D., B. and Z. follow them as explained 

 above. Lastly, I have given, at the suggestion of Mr. N, B. Kinnear, the 

 popular English name and occasionally the local name of a plant belonging to 

 the genus wherever I could do so for the benefit of the readers. 



A word may be said here regarding the shortcomings of the compilation. 

 My special difficulty was in connection with the orthography of the generic 

 names. The original papers in which the names were published by their 

 authors for the first time are not accessible to me. Even in standard works 

 like Durand's " Index" or Engler and Prantl's " Pflanzenfamilian" I 

 occasionally foand one spelling in the text and another in the index {e.g., 

 Millettia and Milletia in the former work, and Pajanella and Pajanelia in 

 the latter work). I have followed Index Kewensis, from which the dates of 

 publication are also taken. The rule in the matter of nomenclature is that 

 the original spelling given by the author of the name should be observed re- 

 gardless of there being left any error or inaccuracy in it, for the process of 

 correction would lead to endless confusion. With regard to the derivations, 

 I have followed my authorities without any research on my own part. If 

 any scholars among the readers make a critical study, I shall feel obliged 

 if they would communicate the results to me or to the Editors of this 

 Journal. The authorities that I have followed are by no means infallible. 

 The rule with botanists on the subject of derivations may be stated here 

 that whenever the author of a name gives its derivation, that derivation 

 is accepted as final. Thus Chrysalidocarpus is derived by its author 

 Wendland from chrysalis and carpus, as the fruit deprived of its epicarp 

 resembles a chrysalis. Bailey is therefore wrong when he gives the deri- 

 vative meaning to be " golden fruit " in " The Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture " edited by him. It may be added that some nomenclators 

 give the derivation of the name of a new genus or a new species, while 

 others do not give any explanation for the name adopted. The names are 

 mostly derived from Greek. When they are otherwise derived, the parti- 

 cular origin is mentioned in most cases. 

 Genus and Atithok. Natural Date. Derivation and Common Name. 

 Order. 

 Abelmoschus, Medik. . . Malva. 1787 . . Arabic Kalb-el-misk, a grain of 



musk. 

 Aberia, Hochst. . . Bixa. 1844 . . from Mount Aberin Abyssinia. — B. 



