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supersede L. minor Desf. (1798), of which DeCandolle quotes it as 
a a, Agropyrum was spelt by its ye Gaertner, Agro- 
(Nov. Comm. Petrop. xiv. pt. 1. 589).  Sieglingia of 
Decohsnii (1799) must replace T'riodia of Brown (1810). The 
present would have been a good opportunity for me restoration 
of Blackstonia of Hudson (1762), in place of Adan 
(1768). Calamintha Acinos Clairv. (in Gain Fi. Halvel iv. 84 
(1829) ), must certainly be superseded by C. arvensis Lam 
“nomen multo anterius’” (1778) says Nyman,—who, however, 
adds, ‘sed spe incongruum,” and iyi suppresses it. ret 
names: Sir Joseph has Selinuwm carvifolium L., which is in- 
accurate. It is not easy to see how Physospermum cornubiense DC. 
eal iv. 246 (1880) ) can be retained, in the face of Sprengel’s 
earlier P, ipeeicatan (Umbell. p. 19 (1813)). The genus 
rein being now deriva placed under Arenaria, is not likely 
to trouble us much; but it may be remarked, in passing, that it is 
perhaps more widely and variously — in British books than 
any — in existence; Bentha Hooker writing it — 
: balling by Ehrhart t being Homing as above. Itis not pees aan 
further to multiply exa — those which have been adduced, and 
the very numerous ones in the ‘ Student’ 8 vane show por’ 
eles would pre nL Pon ae oe laniak Decaboaas’ to 
ch we are wocietont 
ne point of detail. our British handbooks are uniformly in- 
The 
phitture.- Pesleding as it does the two groups styled ie 
“aliens, casuals, waifs of roan cape c., and ‘“ ema 
natrlized slike 2 If so, it Tien. we think, araite a 5 place i in the 
7 the a Lavatera sylvestris is called “ an e cee : Pi 
hrubberies”; so critical an ob sia as our valued 
contributor Mr. T. R. Archer Briggs says itis “ quite established 
