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2. The generic nasoes Lens and Myristica, although clearly 

 accepted not only here, Ixit lh" the laain text o£ the original thesis 

 (p. 18 and p 8) and in the second edition (p. 128 and p. 120) , are 

 also not validated under Article 41 since there are no generic descrip- 

 tions nor references to previous descriptions of genera in that rank. 



3. I agree with Dr. Fbsberg (personal costaunication) that a case 

 can he made for regarding Durio, Pseudo - sandalum and Myristica as 

 validated under Article 4 2 by Linnaeus ' citat ion o£ tHel?isnphTan illus- 

 trations. These genera are Hionotypic and new, and the species on Which 

 they are based are nomenclatural ly new ? i.e. , not previously validly 

 published. However * discussion of this question is beyond the purpose 

 of this letter. 



Canariua (sphalinate Canarius vel C enarium) , clearly accepted 

 here (p. 143), is validated by*TI^^escription in the footnote at the 

 bottom o£ p. 121, The binoaial, C, indicum, is also validated by the 

 saiae description under Article 42. r , < 



Casuarina , clearly accepted here Xp. 143) , is validated by the 

 description in the footnote at the bpfctom of p. 123. The binoroial, 

 C. equisetifolia (sphalmate C. eguisifolia) , is also validated by the 

 'saK©aiicrlptIon under ArticTe 42."™" 



^e^ctxro-\ y eroiiica , clearly accepted here (p. 143) is validated 

 by the reference itt ft« Zeyl. , which is expanded on p. 134 to Fl. 

 Zeyl. 411, & reference tothe description of genus 411, Alopecuro- 

 veronica on p. 193 of Linnaeus' Flor a Zeylanica (1747) . "* It is true 

 that" Linnaeus did not accept Mopecuro-veronica on p. 134, where the 

 mm appears ln the right lianl^oTuSrin' itiTIc type, but he does 

 accept it on p. 143 ( App^idix) , where it appears in Roman type. Ja^-~$ e ' 

 Bakhuisen et al. (Taxonl3: 821. 1970) pointed out, the refeience to 

 a generic description in Fl. Zgylanica validates a spheric name 

 accepted by Linnaeus, just as rcerocarpus Linnaeus (in Sticksian, Kerb. 

 Amfeoin. p. 10. 1754) is validatea" by the~ref erence Fi. 2eyl. 417 to 

 the generic description of genus 417, Pterocarpus on p. 196 6? 

 Linnaeus' Flora Ze ylanica (1747). 



I urge you and the Coisaittee to reconsider your present recom- 

 raendation and to recoianend conservation of Dysophylla (1826) and 

 Pogosteiaon (1815) against Alopecuro *veronicaitl7$9T." '"* 



Sincerely yours , 



cc«* C. J. Saldanha 

 F. R. Fosberg 

 Library 



Dan B. Nicolson 

 Curator 



