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part of the stem of the word, thus remaining unchanged. Such words ter- 
minate in “ii” in the genitive, like the Latin Curtius, gen. Curtii, when 
the second “i” cannot correctly be dropped, as is sometimes done. 
Modern names composed of a single syllable should be thus declined, hence 
plants named after Lobb, Veitch, or Clark, require the addition of “ii” in 
forming the commemorative name. When a personal name ends in “e,” 
this latter forms part of the stem of the word, which is followed by the addi- 
tion of “us,” to form the nominative, the latter becoming ‘‘i” in the 
genitive. Hence Clarke, Clarkeus, Clarkei. Note the difference between 
Clarkei and Clarkii, and the reason for the same! 
The feminine genitive is formed regularly from the masculine by the 
change of “i” into “2.” Thus Hookeri, Hookere ; Wiganii, Wiganiz ; 
Rolfei, Rolfez. 3 
In latinising personal names, the original spelling should as far as possi- 
ble be preserved. Thus Lindleyi, not Lindleii, is the proper form for a 
specific name commemorative of Dr. Lindley. In the same way we should 
prefer to write Cypripedium Druryi rather than C. Drurii, though a rigid 
adherence to the law of priority would require the use of the latter. 
Zygopetalum Mackayi and Z. Mackaii form an analagous case. A slight 
alteration may almost obscure the meaning of a name. Compare O’Brien- 
ianum and Brienianum, I’Ansoni and Jansoni, which exist as specific names. 
In a few cases it is somewhat difficult to decide whether “ euphony ” 
requires the addition of ‘‘us” or “ius” to form the nominative ; at all 
events uniformity of practice has not been arrived at, for we have Bensoni 
and Bensonii, Bensone and Bensoniz, Ashburtone and Ashburtoniz. In 
each case, however, we should form the nominative by the addition of ‘‘us,” 
not “ius” (sounding the ‘“‘o” long), and thus we consider Bensoni, 
Bensonz, and Ashburtonz, to be the forms of spelling which should be 
adopted. : 
Whether these and other cases mentioned are. governed by the law 
of priority is a vexed point. We should say not, for it is too much to 
expect people to remember two different ways of spelling the same word, a 
problem that must be faced by those who take the contrary view. 
Lastly may be mentioned names in adjectival form, which must agree 
in gecder with the generic names to which they are attached, like Crypto- 
phoranthus Dayanus, Vanda Hookeriana, and Dendrobium Brymerianum. 
Such names are formed by the addition of anus,-a,-um, to the stem of words 
ending in a vowel, or ianus,-a,-um, to those ending ina consonant. Such 
names are supposed to be used in a purely complimentary sense, when the 
person honoured has had no previous connection with the plant to which 
his name is applied, though according to this canon some such names 
convey a false impression. For example, Phalznopsis Sanderiana and 
