BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE, 81 
than usual is to be shown. If, however, the opposite view be 
intended, then I must e mphatically protest against such lawless 
action ; if cryptogamists have offended so grievously in the past, 
it is worse than weakness to condone the offence, and so to pardon 
a continuing breach of the admitted rules 
The next topic I touch upon again requires us to hark back to 
the practice which Linnwus set and followed in his books; I 
allude to the uses of capitals in specific (or, more correctly, trivial) 
names. In the original specific names such as Linneus employed 
‘ Hortus Cliffortianus,’ I cannot naa es one instance of a 
see! letter being employed, but the reason is obvious; these 
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demned and did not at first practise. But an examination of the 
‘Pan Suecus,’ where the present form of specific names was first 
adopted throughout, we find capital letters to very many names. 
The usage of Linnzus herein practically declares itself within the 
first dozen names, Veronica Anagallis, V. Beccabunga. V. Chamadrys 
occurring together in a group. To compress the matter in 
trivial name f: n by so revious author; the 
herbalists of a previous day; this was undoubtedly = —_ 
therefore, as clos ae ase ‘can to Linneus’s plan, 
it is nlrb clear that a capital ee must be used in the fol- 
owing c 
(a. ) ae ‘old generic name, ¢.49., : 
Grasse: Lofyledoms Haw. ; ; Galium Cruciata, Gecpoli ; 
G. Mollugo, L. ; Andromeda Polifolia, L. 
(b.) A pesiye name, é. 
ie ia Canca, ge ; : Myrsine Mangliila, R. Br.; Eugenia 
hekan . 
(c.) A ai et used instead of an adjective (an uncommon 
aw e Gs 
us Globulus, La Bill. 
(d.) A sian used in the genitive case, e.9., 
n Halleri, Willd.; Rosa Monsonie, Lindl. ; 
Dodo sialon Emodi, 
(e.) A Seanete used adj ectively i in commemoration, ¢. 9., 
Russelliana, Sm.; Grimmia Donniana, Sm.; 
“ar Boryana, 
er names must begin with a onal) letter, as adjectives, 
even if dacived from places or other genera, 
Collomia _ gillicides, Benth. ; Fanaceton crithmifolium, 
Linn. an nunculoi 
— this last case Loos seems to on ‘been somewhat incon- 
tent. These rules have been practically observed from the date 
of the first edition of the ‘ Species Plantarum ’ (1758) till now, with 
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