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Juucus inferior Weigand. 

 JuHcus luarginatus Rostk. 

 Jnncus sctacens Rostk. 

 Junciis scirpoidcs Lam. 



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J uncus tenuis Willd. 

 Juncus validus Coville 

 Juneoidcs hulbosus (Wood) Small 

 Juncoides campestre (L) Kuntze 



Cornus, A Reply 



Oli\-er a. Farwell 



In ToRREYA Vol. 42:11-14 (1942) Dr. H. W. Rickett endeavors 

 to maintain as genera the subgenera Cynoxylon and Eiikrania pub- 

 lished as such by Rafinesque in Alsog. Am. (1838) ; the former 

 on p. 58 and the latter on p. 59. If Rafinesque were publishing 

 new genera, he would most certainly have made new combinations 

 or binomials under them. That the names were those of subdivi- 

 sions is proved by Rafinesque himself, who on p. 63 (I. c.) lists 

 and describes a species of Cornus as "281 Cornus (Eukrania) 

 cynantlics Raf. atl. j. 151."' This can in no sense be construed as a 

 genus, Eukrania Raf. Aside from this we are not concerned with, 

 trying to interpret the ideas or unriddHng the intentions of Rafin- 

 esque ; but we are dealing with an actual fact in cold print. This 

 fact is that Rafinesque was monographing the genus Corn us and 

 creating new subdivisions thereunder ; proved by the consecutive 

 numbering of the species under Cornus and not under the divisional 

 names. A perfect parallel is that of Chrysopsis of Xuttall under 

 Inula in his Genera II 150, 151 (1818). 



i\Iany botanists, even Asa Gray, have considered Chrysopsis 

 of Nuttall as a well-published genus by him (1. c), and have 

 credited Nuttall with the authorship of the binomials thereunder. 

 But it is no longer done as Xuttall listed his species under Inula. 

 Likewise as Rafinesque named his species under Cornus and not 

 under the new names, I have no doubt that botanists will treat them 

 as they treat Chrysopsis, as subdivisional names. 



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