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Neckeria; which ‘‘has been adopted for Corydalis by Mr. N. E. 
Brown in his forthcoming Fas, lg bs Sgt Botany,” will 
prevent the use of Neckera Hedw. for a of Mosses, and this 
will take the name Pai fe es ais. oe two species of Coro- 
nopus stand, according to Dr. Britton :— 
** Coronopus didymus (L.), Smith.” 
‘© Corcnopus Coronopus (L.)” 
The latter a ———- for as Dr. Britton is respon- 
sible, will of course not be adopted by botanists generally for the 
the former is C. 1 didyma a Smith. We note that sn proposed — 
cation of names is not approved by Prof. Greene, wh 
‘a natural anfittibes which all our sense of geen is eegiie in 
nomenclature shrinks fecai - (Pittonia, ii, 214). 
A recent number of the core Centralblatt is almost wholly 
occupied with a paper by Dr. Taubert on the nomenclature of some 
genera and species of Leywminose. “Ds r. Taubert finds that the 
following genera of Aublet take AS eae tg of the names by which 
they have usually been known 
Degquelia Aubl. = Derris Lour Tounatea Aubl. = Swartzia Schreb. 
Coublandia Aubl. = Muellera Tite Res ouapa Aubl. = Macrolobium 
Coumarouna Aubl, = Dipteryx Schreb. 
- §$Sehreb. Apualatua Aubl. = Crudia Schreb. 
Assuming that these genera were. properly caegernt: Be Aublet, 
Dr. Taubert is no ey justified in pointing this but his 
conduct in enumerating the specics of each, aud wading his own 
name to the new eas pa is contrary to general practice, and, 
add, to right feeling and good taste. In cases where a 
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