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Association for the Advancement of Science’ has decided other- 
wise; to such an authority even Mr. Macmillan, albeit reluc- 
tantly, must needs bow; and 7; araxacum Taraxacum with its 
numerous analogues passes into that limbo which is largely peo- 
pled by the unhallowed creations of American reformers. With 
these go a large number of galvanized corpses * * * for the 
Botanical Club, which shows distinct signs of sanity in its mode 
of dealing with these questions, accepts 1753 as the date for 
genera.”” The editor will be obliged to retract some of his belief 
as to the Club’s glimmerings of Sanity, for at the last session it 
rescinded its previous action concerning double names and in- 
dorsed Mr. McMillan’s practice. 
Concerning Jacksonia he says: ‘‘ Jacksonia of Rafinesque is 
one of Professor Greene’s numerous restorations, and with his 
usual promptness in enriching nomenclature he at once ran out 
four species, but /acksonéa has since received its coup de grace 
from Dr. Britton * * * We may be thankful that Dr. Britton’s 
exposure came in time, as I believe it has done, to prevent the 
substitution of a new name for the well-known /acksonia of 
Brown.’ ‘The editor has herein done gross injustice to Professor 
Greene in underrating the alacrity with which he seizes such op- 
portunities. ‘‘Erythea” for May, 1893, contains a list of thirty- 
Six species, all except the first one transferred from Jacksonia to 
Piptomeris and credited to himself. 
