quainted with them, are fastidious about euphony, 
or Greek and Latin purity. Many Latin names 
have, from custom, been adopted into the Eng- 
lish language, and no wisdom would be shown 
by attempting to alter such words as Dahlia, Cro- 
cus, Ixia, or even Orchis. Others again are so 
easily sounded, and so much in harmony with 
the English tongue, that nothing could be gained 
by interfering with them ; such as Parkia, Mimosa, 
Arbutus, &c. And, finally, there is a large class of 
scientific names which are best Englished by an 
alteration of their foreign terminations ; for ex- 
ample, Melanthium may be changed to Melanth ; 
Desmanthus to Desmanth ; and such an alteration 
would at once possess the great advantage of ren- 
dering English plural terminations passable.” An- 
other class of words, as Malvaceae, Gentianaceae, 
and Primulaceae, are Englished by the old word 
wort (a herb); thus Mallow-wort, Gentian- wort, 
Prim-wort. The terms Orchids, Amaryllids, Irids, 
are taken as English equivalents for Orchidaceae, 
Amaryllidaceae, and Iridaceae. 
These changes will in many cases simplify 
names, and we shall most willingly aid in remov- 
ing any stumbling block from the jDaths of fra- 
grance and beauty. 
Campanula azurea is an excellent thoroughly- 
hardy border plant, which begins to flower in June; 
and by a little management, in cutting down the 
blossoming stems, before they become quite ex- 
hausted, and giving the plant a soaking or two of 
liquid manure, it may be kept in flower till frosts 
cut short the career of all floral gaiety. 
