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I do not see my way to accept’ these recommendations 
in full, Names derived from persons should be always 
written with a capital letter, e.g., Phyteuma Halleri. 
Names derived from substantive generic names I would 
recommend also to be written with a capital letter, e.g., 
Brassica Napus.’ Names derived from adjectival generic 
names should be written, in my opinion, witha small letter, 
in spite of the recommendation to the contrary. Thus if 
we write Lythrum Hyssopifolia,?’ as recommended, we 
must logically write Acacia Myrtifolia, Boronia Ledifolia, 
Ricinocarpus Pinifolius and numerous other barbarisms. 
I trust this point will be brought forward at the Brussels 
Congress of 1910. 
Article 26, Recommendation xive. ‘‘Adopt unpublished names 
found in travellers’ notes and herbaria, attributing them to the 
authors concerned, only when those concerned have approved the 
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publication. 
I have in several cases ofiended against this recommenda- 
tion, having been a party to the publication of several new 
varieties under Mueller’s name from his herbarium notes. 
For instance: Boronia ledifolia, var repanda, F.v.M.* It 
is my intention not to so offend in future. 
Recommendation xivg. ‘Do not name a species after a person 
who has neither discovered, nor described, nor figured, nor in any 
way studied it.” 
Article 31. “‘Hybrids between species of the same genus, or 
presumably so, are designated by a formula and, whenever it 
+ See Art. 2 as to the discretion allowed to botanists in regard to 
** Recommendations.” 
* These cases are based on Linnzus’ recommendation in Species Plan- 
tarum (1753). I have already discussed this point, Proc. Linn. Soc., N.S. 
Wales, 1903, 704. 
° I have gone into this matter, in which there have been differences in 
practice, in Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1908, 698. 
* Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1904, p. 735. 
