910 PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY, ET. 
Liriodendron from acipiy a lily, and SévSpor a tree. 
Ophioxylon -—~- gs a serpent, and fuacy wood. 
Cephalanthus — xepaan the head, and a:bos a flower. 
Lithospermum — a/es a stone, and ezipue seed. 
Leontodon  — aéey a lion, and viv; a tooth. 
Hippuris — inmmos a horse, and pa a tail. 
§ 211. 
Plants must not be denominated by names already ap- 
propriated to animals or fossils. | 
The names of plants must not be the same with 
those of any animals or minerals; but each genus 
in all the three kingdoms of nature ought to have 
different names. ‘The following are faulty in this. 
respect. | , 
Taxus, Onagra, Elephas, Ampelis, Natrix, Del- 
phinium, Ephemerum, Hruca, Locusta, Phalangium, 
Staphylinus, Granatum, Hyacinthus, Plumbago. 
§ 212. 
Names must not be received that are borrowed front 
religious, divine, moral, anatomical, pathological, geo- 
graphical, or other terms. ; 
When we choose a name haying a reference to 
religious or other matters, with which it cannot pro- 
perly be compared, or which are not known to 
every one, it is good for nothing. The following 
names are therefore faulty. 
Relivious. 
Pater noster. Oculus Christi. 
Morsus Diaboli, Spina Christi. 
Huga Demonum., © Palma Christi. 
Galceus 
