CCLXLVI 
8. Citation of Authorities. — In the case of a species which has been transferred 
from one genus to another the original author must always be cited in parenthesis, followed 
by the author of the new binomial 223). 
N. L. Britton, John M. Coulter, Henry H. Rusby, William A. Kellerman, Frederick 
V. Coville, Lucien M. Underwood, Lester F. Ward. 
Committee. 
The main discussion upon this report was under article VI in regard to the accep- 
tance of named exsiceati not accompanied by a description as valid publication of a species, 
which was discussed by Messrs. Beal, Boulter, Vasey, Swingle, Bailey, Kellerman, Barnes, 
Fernow, Cook, Dudley, Morong, Britton, Underwood and Johnson. 'The motion to amend 
by including exsieccati was lost. 
Dr. Britton moved that a permanent committee be appointed to serve as a board of 
arbitration, and to prepare and print a list of the flowering plants within the area of the 
sixth edition of Gray's Manual in accordance with the recent report on nomenclature. It 
was subsequently agreed to extend the range to include Canada, Nebraska and Kansas. 
On motion of Dr. Arthur, the nomenclature committee was made the permanent committee 
for this purpose. A further motion was carried "that this committee be empowered to 
receive all suggestions and criticisms of this list, and to report upon them at the next 
year's meeting." 
August 1892. Prof. Dr. N. L. Britton in Botanical Gazette p. 252—254: 
The plea of expediency, Inasmuch as Sereno Watson has in his last published 
words (Botanical Gazette. June, 1£92) defined his position and that of Dr. Gray, on the 
question of nomenclature, as one of expediency, it is desirable that this position be briefly 
examined. 
It is very clear from the manner in which these botanists have illustrated their 
position in their writings, that it has been an individual rather than a general one. By 
this I mean that what has appeared to them "expedient" is the course which has been 
followeg quite independently of what others may have so regarded, and it is this spirit 
which has led to all the antagonism which has been developed on the question of what 
specific name a plant should bear, as well as in many other questions during the last 
twenty-five years 
This epoch has been forcibly defined in a late issue of the Gazette (p. 164) as one 
of *a botanical aristocracy," during which there has been a good deal of *rank injustice 
done to both worthy but unknown, and known but underrated botanists." Coming from thesource 
that this pungent statement does, from one who hos been more closely identified with the 
work of the *'botanical aristocracy" than any one else*), it must be accorded the greatest 
weight as an indication of the thoughts that have been rather freely expressed in private, 
and which have done systematic botany no good. A proper consideration of the wishes 
and opinions of others would have served science immeasurably better and redounded to 
*) Dr. Britton is of course at liberty to make his own use of this editorial. The 
editors, however, beg leave to dissent both from his imputation of it to any one of their 
number, and from his special application of it in the case uuder consideration. 
?23) 'The Paris Code requires only the citation of the transferrer to such 
a species. If moreover a synonym is given with the author-citation in paren- 
thesis, that must folow as a synonym behind; for instance JMat/4ola tristis 
R. Br. (LJ); otherwise in the manner proposed above Mathiola (L. R. Br. we 
would get and have got by usual abbreviation MafAiola tristis L. and that 
is wrong; Linnaeus put the species J'jix-mas to Aspidiwm and did not com- 
bine it with 8 synonymous genera-names, whereto 8 different botanists put it by 
and by and are to be cited for responsibility; see Rev. gen. I pag. XXI. I mean 
my manner JMathiola tristis R. Br. (L.) is not only legal but also less mis- 
leading. I cannot agree therefor with proposition VIII, which would alter 8 48 
of the Paris Code. 
