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PHYTOGRAPHY. 
BOOK IV 
1 1. Generic names compounded of the entire generic name 
of one plant, and a portion of that of another, are unwor- 
thy of botany ; such as Csmnacorus, J^ilionarcissus, Lauro- 
cerasus. 
12. A generic name, to which is prefixed one or more 
syllables, so as to alter its signification, and render it ap- 
plicable to other plants, is not admissible. ^wZ^ocastanum, 
Cy/zocrambe, Chamcenerium, &c., are of this kind. 
13. Generic names ending in oides are to be rejected; as, 
Agrimonoides, Asteroides, &c. 
14. Generic names formed of other generic names, with 
the addition of some final syllable, are disagreeable, as Aceto- 
sella, BalsamzVcf, Kaipistrum, &c. 
15. Generic names sounding alike, lead to confusion. 
16. No generic names can be admitted, except such as are 
derived from either the Greek or Latin languages. 
17. Generic names appertaining previously to Zoology, or 
other sciences, are to be cancelled, if subsequently applied in 
botany. 
18. Generic names at variance with the characters of any of 
the species are bad. 
19. Generic names the same as those of the class or order 
cannot be tolerated. 
20. Adjective generic names are not so good as substantive 
ones, but may be admitted. 
21. Generic names ought not to be misapplied, to gaining 
the goodwill or favour of saints, or persons celebrated in other 
sciences ; they are the only reward that the botanist can ex- 
pect, and are intended for him alone. 
22. Nevertheless, ancient poetical names of deities, or 
of great promoters of the science, are worthy of being re- 
tained. 
23. Generic names that express the essential character or 
habit of a plant are the best of all. 
24. The ancient names of the classics are to be respected. 
25. We have no right to alter an ancient generic name to 
one more modern, even although it may be for the better : 
this would, in the first place, be an endless labour ; and, in 
the next place, would tend to inextricable confusion. 
