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ORDER 3. ASCOSPOREA: (a) Gymnocarpi, Saccharomyces, Ascomyces, Exoascus, 
Gymnoascus, (6) £cidiocarpi, Fam. x 
Fam. Stictidex, Graphideze, Hysteriaceze, Bulgaria 4 
Collemaceze, Parmeliaceze, Usneacee. (d) Porocarpi, Fam. Laboulbeniacee, 
Spheeriaceze, Lichenaez, Verrucariacee, Pertusariaceze, (e) Cletstocarpi, Fam, 
Erysiphacez, Eurotiacez, Tuberacez. 
ORDER 4. BAsIDIOSPORE@: Fam. Auriculariacez, Tremellacez, Telephoracee, 
Clavariacez, Polyporacez, Agaricacee, Phallaceze, Hymenogastracez, Lyco- 
perdacee, Nidulariacez. 
SERIES If.—GAMOSPORE/&, 
The single reproductive cells, formed by the sexual union of other cells, provide 
the main character binding together the groups of plants, constituting this series. 
ORDER I. ConjuGAT&: (a) Zygophycee, Fam. Bacillariaceze, Desmidiacee, Zyg- 
nemacez, (6) Zygomycetes, Fam. Entomophthoracez, Ustilaginacese, Pipto- 
cephalidez, Mucoracez. ; 
ORDER 2. SIPHOIDEA: (a) Siphophycee, Fam. Caulerpacex, Bryopsidex, Codi- 
acex, Vaucheriacexe. (4) Siphomycetes, Fam. Peronosporacex, Saprolegniacee, 
Chytridiacez. ! 
ORDER 3. C@ENOBI#: (a) Canophycee, Fam. Protococcaceze, Palmellacez, Valoni- 
acez, Volvocacee, Hydrodictyacez. (4) Cenomycetes, Fam, Myxomycetes. 
ORDER 4. CONFERVOIDEA: (2) Syngamete, Fam. Ulvacez, Ulotrichaceze, Clado- 
phoracez, (6) Oosporee, Fam, Sphzropleacez, Oedogoniacex, Coleoche- 
taceze. 
ORDER 5. FUCOIDE#: (a) Pheosporee, Fam. Ectocarpex, Sphacelariacez, Chor- 
i F ex. 
dariacee, Laminariacee, Sporochnoidez. (4) Oosporea, Fam. Fucacee 
and among others he deprecates the tendency, in some quarters, 
to the abandonment of the rather liberal use of initial capital let- 
ters in writing specific names, which Linnzeus introduced. e€ 
regards the usage of Linnzus as authoritative, and cites examples 
to show that the initial capital letter should be used when the 
specific name is (1) an old generic name, (2) a native name, (3) 4 
substantive used instead of an adjective, (4) a substantive used 
in the genitive case, (5) a substantive used adjectively in cone 
oration. “ other names,” he says, “ must begin with a sma 
letter, even if derived from places or other genera.” This cet 
