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candense and Coreopsis Atkinsoyiia. The name of the Water- 

 Lily Family is spelled Nymphaceae. Treiease's name appears 

 as "Trealease," Betckc'.s as "Betche," and Moquin is abbrevi- 

 ated "Mog." 



In this iiiatttT of abbreviations the author seems to have pro- 

 ceeded on the theory that variety is the spice of life, and along 

 with the accepted forms he occasionally treats us to the following: 

 Haus. for Haussknecht, Bick. for Bicknell, Wat. for Watson, Par. 

 for Parlatore, Mich, for Michaux (wholly forgetting that this 

 abbreviation belongs to Micheli), Scrib. for Scribner, Mer. for, 

 Merrill, Thur. for Thurbcr, \^il. for Villars, Buck, for Buckley, 

 Hitch, and Hitche. for Hitchcock, Brit, for Britton, Beuth. for 

 Bentham, Fer. for Fernald, Englem. for Engelmann, Ren. for 

 Rendle, Walle. and Walls, for Wallroth. 



Often the abbreviation is written without the period, as if it 

 were the full name, as Rosen, Lindl, Schrad, Bickn, Led, Hook, 

 Kaulf, Lamb, . . . On the other hand, full names are fre- 

 quently written as if abbreviations (Hoppe., Presl., Morong.). 

 Presl also appears as Prisl and Wiegand as Weigand. 



The authority for species is often omitted entirely, as in the 

 case of 



Polygonum Niittallii, which should be assigned to Small 



Polygonum minimum 

 Myosurus minimus 

 Onobrychis sativa 

 Papaver somniferum 

 Medicago arahica 

 Erigeron filifoliics 



Watson 

 Linnaeus 

 Lamarck 

 Linnaeus 

 Hudson 

 (Hooker) 

 Nuttall 

 Citations of authorities are frequently incorrect. 



Puccinellia angustata (R. Br.) R. & R. should be (R. Br.) 



Nash. 

 Lysichiton kamtschatcense Schott should be (L.) Schott. 

 Corylus calif ornica Rose should be (A. DC.) Rose. 

 Sagina occidentalis Green [sic] should be Wats. 

 Vancoiiveria hexandm M. &. C. should be (Hook.) Morr. & 

 Dec. 



