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29. (3.) Repeating tlie same sectional name in several 

 genera gives rise to no great inconvenience, especially in dif- 

 ferenb Orders, the name of a section not being quoted inde- 

 pendently of that of the genus. It is nevertheless better to 

 avoid so doiag, on account of the embarrassment that it 

 might occasion if, at a later period, the sections had to be 

 made into genera. 



33. This article has been added by the Congress, at the 

 request of several members. When the last paragraph of 

 Article 60 came afterwards to be discussed, the inconve- 

 nience of having to change all the specific names that have 

 been made, up to this day, regardless of the rules there 

 given, was not thought of. I think it would have been 

 better merely to recommend observing the forms indicated 

 in Article 33 ; pr rather to have placed these rules under 

 Article 36. I am inclined to believe there was, at that 

 moment, some inattention on the part of the assembly, as 

 sometimes happens in public bodies, and in cases of much 

 more importance. As reporter, the blame must fall upon 

 me before any one else. The spirit of our code lies in the 

 maiatenance of existing names, unless there be capital objec- 

 tions to it (Art. 1 6) . Starting from this principle, and notwith- 

 standing our vote, I confess that I should hardly dare change 

 or modify a specific name, and especially a name of long 

 standing, because it is formed in opposition to Article 33. 



34 to 38. The numbers of these articles were different in 

 the draft, on account of the addition of Article 33 ; but 

 the ancient Art. 38 having been annexed to Art. 37, the 

 numbers that follow, beginning by 39, have remained the 

 same. 



36. (6). By "nearly alhed genus," I wished to imply a 

 genus so nearly allied to another that it might one day be 

 annexed to it. In fact, when this takes place, the duplicate 

 specific names render changes obligatory, and complicate 

 synonymy. 



37. The article in our original text differed considerably 

 from this. The manner of combining the names of the 

 male and female parents, so as to designate their hybrid off- 



