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the creation of names for hybrids—such aie “ Ranuneulus eine p 
rouetii Groves = *R. Grovesii’’; “Fum offici- 
nalis L. “a Benations = = “ Salmoni”’; : «Potam wi alpinus Balbis 
origin’; as to the third, Mr. Druce rushes in where Mr. Arthur 
Bennett fore: to tread ; the latter (op. cit. 175), while suggesting 
the hybrid origin, points out that P. prelongus is not recorded for 
Hampshire where sharon plant occurred, nor indeed for the socakidis 
counties. The names, however, may be altogether acerca as they 
do not compe with the Rule which governs publica 
One of the worst of Mr. Druce’s creations is + Fielconatis 
Sigillwm (Lepech.).” The plant which we have hitherto been an 
may still be content to call P. officinale All. had already 
endowed by Mr. Druce with a name—P. odoratum—which he wie 
allows is untenable. His second attempt is even more unfortu- 
sea cit thi were unable to learn from him on what this new com- 
It. i. 47, j iii. 40” and is fe asa synonym of P. officinale. Names 
— appears only in a footnote as an odiinion’ of “ Weis- 
Ledebour’s identification of this with B officinale seems on 
an Are of it extremely doubtful. Both ‘“ Weiswurz” and the Latin 
Sigillum Salomonis were originally applied, as “ Solomon’s Seal ” 
is still, t to P. nmultiflorum ; see Bauhin, Pinaz, 303, who refers to 
is difficult to ‘believe that Mr. Druce can think this sufficient 
ee a Ate. i a new name, were it not that ey Be cored 
seems t e become with him an obsession. Com sense 
will purely endorie the Vienna Rule | ee #1) which says that “% 
work, with 
but without any information as to its characters, cannot be con- 
ed.” 
sidered as being publish 
Another palit in which we fear Mr. Druce’s List is open to 
pariso 
adverse criticism is that of distribution. A com n with the 
We note incidentally that each of these three commemorative names is 
printed dillerens age the first and second are in small type, but the aimed has a 
which we ate told (p. iv) indientes doubtful na nativity; the third 
(Palmeri eee ane black - 
5 Siete oF Botany.— on. 46. [Aprin, 1908.) K 
