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De Candolle in employing it for the 4. lanuginosum, Lam. Linnreus, in 
in his first work (Syst. Nat. published in 1735) gave the name of Arctium 
to the plant called Lappa by Tournefort, and characterized it as early as 
the year 1737 (Gen. Pl. 243). In 1778 Lamarck transferred the name, 
under the form of Arction, to his Æ. lanuginosum without paying the least 
attention to its previous use by Linneus, and applied the term 
Lappa to the Linnzan genus. It is doubtless true that the ante- 
Linnean botanists did use Lappa as a generic name, but it has been 
well remarked by the Committee of the ‘ British Association for the 
Advancement of Science’ appointed to consider the nomenclature of 
Li i o gene 
sent case, we find that the Linnzan name has a priority of many years 
over that which Lamarck adopted trom the ante-Linnzan Touruefort. 
In the case of Mibora there can be no question of its priority, and but 
that the excellent work done by Adanson should be neglected, apparently 
ecause he was so much in advance of the Linnean botanists of his own and 
succeeding times. It seems to have been out of their power to see any 
d in work which was not executed in their own way. Adanson there- 
fore was thrown aside as undeserving of attention, and botanists out of 
France have scarcely yet learned to acknowledge the value of what he did. 
C. C. BaBINGTON. 
Monstrous SraTE or Viera Cracca.—In the JOURNAL OF BorANY 
for 1871, p. 244, I described some flowers of Cardamine amara that had 
been found by Mr. Britten and myself, which were very strangely altered 
th in form and colour by the presence of a small larva in the interior 
of the flower. Last month Mr. Britten gathered a considerable number 
of Vicia Cracca in the neighbourhood of Lindow Moss, 
Mobberley, Cheshire, which had been attacked in the same manner and 
OWers appeared like bunches of small bladders, and were very loosely 
attached to the stalk, falling off with the slightest touch. On opening 
