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the whole structure of hiolugical taxonomy to the new founda- 

 tion of types. To suppose that any permanent advantage can 

 be gained by elaborating defective methods under forms of legis- 

 lative enactments or judicial decisions is to show T a limited ap- 

 preciation of the nature of the subject and of its historical de- 

 velopment. As long as legislation and interpretation are based 

 on inadequate study, they can represent, at most, only a tem- 

 porary consensus of opinion, for it is of the very nature of 

 science to condemn and throw aside any doctrine or method that 

 has proven inadequate or fallacious. 



Terms Relating to Synonyms 

 The following classes of synonyms were recognized in 1907, 

 i the American Code of Botanical Nomenclature: 6 



b rejected because of an earlier applica- 

 to another genus. 



rejected because an older name was based 



Homonym. — A 

 tion of the same 



Typonym.—A ] 

 on the same type. 



Metonym. — A i 

 based on another 



Hypomjm.—X 



! rejected because an older valid i 



?ies of the same genus. 



ie not associated with a type. 7 



'"'</,,/„ l eing left withou 



lera Planl 



properly established 

 icoeloraphe until 19 

 dcocloraphe wrightU 



