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Hooker, in the 7 ee characterizes a new genus, 
Cerasiocarpum, and states that it is founded upon the Zch- 
mandra Leylanica of Thwaites, but does not write Cerasiocarpum 
oa armpangind how is a succeeding writer to refer to this record ? 
hall he write Cerasiocarpum Zeylanicum, Hook. f.?” If pers 
“a the caly kind of case coming under the rule, we should sa 
it were best to do so,—that, a although Dr. Ho oker has not im- 
nner. Bu 
tions grow; an i this one may form the fouhaation of a super- 
gnia the 
species, already pablsbed: sider other apie: names, and these 
e in like manner enumerated, some with certainty, ‘some with 
Paeitonen: into which Bentham thrusts twenty 0 A ericoe re- 
ceived genera, some of them numerous in species, what is to be 
done ? DeCandolle rightly answers these questions, first, by seem 
attention to the fact that, from the time of Clusius and Dodoe 
down to Linnzus, this suffix of authors’ names is néecly the com- 
mencement of, or in lieu of, a citation; that it is not a matter of 
ge or sentiment, or justice, but a matter of fact, i. e., of his- 
which we ourselves Save Sreeetens to follow. It is at- 
tions appl to the raising or lowering of the de of a name; for 
instance, that Endlicher ess el not have written Ordo Swartzier, 
he Prodrom 
Jey when, in t the rank assigned is Subordo ; 
