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morphologists, physiologists and eeologists lias borne, 

 with them patiently and long, and has deferentially 

 abided by the specific determinations of the taxonomists. 

 The recent ebullitions of the taxonomic radicals have 

 evoked in botanists in general successively dissatisfac- 

 tion, contempt and rage. These things will not be en- 

 dured much longer; a little more and the sinning taxon- 

 omists will be 4 'cast out into the outer darkness where 

 there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." 



