1893.] Botany. 1013 
The remainder of the book is taken up with the “ Codex Nomencela- 
ture Botanice Emendatus,” the Paris code amended and supplemented. 
This is given in German, English, and French in parallel columns. 
Most of Dr. Kuntze’s amendments are already well known from the 
discussion in the introduction to parts I and II. This Codex Emenda- 
tus, whether adopted in toto or not, must serve as the basis for any 
future emendation of the Paris Code. The “leaks” have been 
pointed out by Dr. Kuntze, and must be stopped—whether in his way 
or in some other. 
A few points in his discussion of orthography may be noticed. He 
proposes to translate the Greek upsilon always by i instead of y except 
in a few cases where u stands for it, as Cupressus. He also proposes to 
eliminate the A in Greek words except in the combinations ch, ph, and 
th. To these and a few other propositions of the sort, I think it may 
fairly be said that they rest almost wholly on * Bequemlichkeitmotiven." 
It will be hard for botanists with classical training to yield to them. 
The tendency to revolt from such rules, if they can be adopted, will 
always be strong. No rule founded on convenience or on anything 
but right can be sure of enduring observance. Dr. Kuntze has taught 
us this thoroughly already. 
But aside from such details, Dr. Kuntze deserves only thanks for 
what he has done. Botanical nomenclature bids fair to have in hima 
second father.—RoscoE Pounp. 
