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for var. Daldinianum. Other plants under this name in Stirton’s 
herbarium are various states of the robust form of T. tenuirostre. 
J\T. thrausta Stirt. in Ann. Sc. N. H. xviii. 170 (1909).—This is 
referred by Stirton himself to Trichostomum tortuosum var. frcicjili- 
folium. 
Trichostomum compaction Stirt. See leptotrichum compaction. 
T. episemum Stirt. in Ann. Sc. N. H. xvi. 178 (1907). (Connel 
Ferry ; Sept. 1905.)—A rather tall form of T. mutahile var. littorale. 
The description, it will be seen, quite implies this. 
(To be continued.) 
NOTES ON JAMAICAN TERNST1KEM1ACE7E. 
By W. Fawcett, B.Sc., and A. B. Eendle, F.Ii.S. 
Mr. Sprague’s criticisms (p. 17) of our notes in the December 
number of this Journal (p. 8(51) have suggested the following 
remarks:— 
Mr. Sprague states that “ Theacece is the correct name for the 
family commonly known in this country as Ternstrcemiacece ” (see 
Journ. Bot. 1922, 73). We would refer him to his own remark on 
p. 70 of the article to which he refers, namely, “it will be necessary 
to have a list of no min a conservanda for families, in order that well- 
known names may not be superseded on purely technical grounds.” 
Just on this account we think that the name Ternstrcemiacece should 
be retained until the list of nomina conservanda of families is agreed 
to and published. 
1. Cleyera. 
Mr. Sprague quotes characters from Thunberg’s generic descrip¬ 
tion, namely, “antherse hirtse ” and “stylus filiformis,” and from the 
specific description “ fiores .axillares, unus, duo vel tres, pedunculati” 
to support his argument that Thunberg in describing his genus 
Cleyera had before him a specimen of the plant described and figured 
by Siebold and Zuccarini in FI. Japon. 153, t. 81. But the specific 
description also has the words “ folia in ultimorum ramulorum ultimo 
apice subverticillata, quaterna, quina vel sena, insequalia .... sesqui- 
pollicaria,” which fits the species of Ternstrcemia , but does not 
agree with the species of Cleyera. Again, of the leaves it is said 
“ oblongo-ovata, obtusa, apice tenuissime serrata,” which does not 
agree with either species. On the whole, the description is so confused 
that we cannot wonder that botanists have taken Kaempfer’s figure, 
which Thunberg himself cites, and the identity of which is certain, as 
representing Thunberg’s genus Cleyera. Kaempfer’s figure repre¬ 
sents Ternstrcemia japonica , with which Thunberg himself later 
(Trans. Linn. Soc. ii. 335) identified his own Cleyera japonica. It 
is of interest to note that there is in Herb. Banks a specimen of 
Ternstrcemia japonica from Japan sent by Thunberg and named 
Cleyera japonica Thunb. 
On this account (Art. 51, 4) we suggest that the name Cleyera 
should not date from Thunberg’s description, in which case it is 
