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be neglected as nomina nuda), should be cited as of “R. Br. in 
the list, the reference is to « R. x Britten in Journ. 
5,” thus showing that Brown’s connection with it was known to 
at least one of the compilers. But this again presents difficulties, 
for the name, if cited at all, should stand as “R. Br. in Buch 
Canar. Ins. 195 (1825), nomen,” and the identification with 
ne here 
it is reduced to Crambe fruticosa) and thus stands on exactly the 
i omitted t 
We do not quite understand the principle on which the 
reduction of species is effected, or indeed that on which some 
names appear in the list. For example, we have “ Kucalyptus 
i T’. Baker & H. G. Sm. Research on 
“ H. corrugata, Luehm. ex Diels, in Engl. Jahrb. xxxv. 443, nomen 
= goniantha ?”’ or by such doubtful reductions as “EH. nwmerosa, 
Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucalypt. 155 = amygdalina?” ? Under 
Sherbowrnia we have some curious things. Each of the four 
r 
italics as an equivalent, although that name is also retained in 
Roman type. We do not understand why, under Loranthus, 
