4 Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 
to the International Rules Art. 51. 1 , It is Harvey’s genus, pub- 
lished much later than Haworth’s which requires a new name. 
Chamaealoe Berger, 1. c., therefore, becomes a synonym of Bowiea 
Haw. and the resurrection of this generic name requires the chang- 
ing of the much later Bowiea Harv. which may bear the name 
Schizobasopsis since it somewhat resembles and is most closely 
related to Schizobasis Baker. 
ALOE pisticHa Mill., var. brachyphylla (Baker), comb. nov. 
A. Saponaria (Ait.) Haw., var. brachyphylla Baker, Journ. Linn. 
Soc. xviii. 164 (1880). 
Baker, |. ¢., rejected Miller’s name but stated, “ nomen primum 
sed ineptum.” Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. 311 (1893) 
concurred and even Berger in his revision, Pflanzenreich, iv. Fam. 
38: 201 (1908) has adopted the later name A. Saponaria. This 
action is contrary to the principle expressed in Art. 50 of the 
International Rules. 
Acanthocarpus mucronatus (R. Br.), comb. nov.  Xerotes 
mucronata R. Br. Prod. 260 (1810). A. Preissii Lehm. Pl. Preiss. 
li. 274 (1848). 
There seems to be no reasonable doubt as to the identity of the 
plant of Robert Brown and that of Lehmann. Since the former’ 8 
name has priority it is to be adopted and the above new combina- 
tion accordingly becomes necessary. 
Lomanpra Labill. Nov. Holl. i. 92 (1804). Xerotes R. Br. 
Prod. 259 (1810). ; 
Although the name Lomandra has been generally conceded 
books of reference, such as the Natiirl. Pflanzenf., to be the ati 
name for this group of Australian plants, comparatively few 
the thirty odd species have been transferred from the later pub- 
lished genus Xerotes. Britten has made the necessary new pes 
binations in the case of two species, L. filiformis (Thunb.) Britten 
and L. multiflora (R. Br.) Britten, but there are several ne: 
represented in the Gray Herbarium which may now be transte - 
Lomandra effusa (Lindl.), comb. nov. Xerotes effusa Lindl. m 
Mitch. Three Exped. ii. 101 (1839). ree 
Lomandra Endlicheri (Muell.), comb. nov. Xerotes Endlichert 
Muell. Fragm. viii. 205 (1874). Br 
Lomandra glauca (R. Br.), comb. nov. Xerotes glauca R. Pf 
Prod. 260 (1810). 

