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Bambusa Huth, as a new name for an old species, Bambusa 

 Bambos (L.) Druce; but Rydberg's proposal of Lupinus lupinus 

 as the designation of an entirely new and undescribed species 

 was unprecedented in the realm of botanical nomenclature. The 

 fact that he apparently used the specific designation as an ad- 

 jective (indicated by his writing of it with a small initial letter) 

 does not alter the fact that the name is a pure tautonym and 

 is therefore invalid under the international rules. Since, ac- 

 cording to Dr. Rydberg, this species of lupine is limited in its 

 distribution to the state of Utah, the name Lupinus utahensis 

 is hereby proposed for it. 



The New York Botanical Garden 



