BULLETIN 
OF THE 
TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB. 
—— 
Vol. XIX.) New York, November 15, 1892. [No. fl. 
The Nomenclature Question at Genoa. 
While I publish in the Botanical Gazette some more general 
points concerning my recent mission to Genoa, I give here a some- 
what specific account of the action of thé Botanical Congress in re- 
ference to the question of nomenclature. The Berlin committee 
was ably represented by its chairman, Professor Ascherson, who 
Opened the question by reading (in French) abstracts from his — 
- published paper,* copies of which (in German) were distributed 
liberally among the members. In this paper Prof. Ascherson 
gives an interesting account of the origin of the work of the Berlin 
committee, the sending of the circular so familiar to us in 
America to 706 botanists, of whom 329 were German and the 
Suggestions made by the various botanists who responded, together 
with their votes on the propositions I, II, IfI, and IV. The repre- 
sentation of American botanists in this vote is small. It may be 
of interest to know their opinions. The following voted for all of 
the four propositions: Brendel, Eaton, Hitchcock, Macoun, 
Meehan, Mohr, Parish, Redfield, Robinson, Seymour, Werthner. 
The vote of W. M. Canby is recorded for propositions II and III. 
Prof. Eaton makes the recommendation, which is not likely to 
be supported by many American cryptogamists, that for the 
Priority of genera and species among ferns, we should not ante- 
* Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft, Jahrgang 1892, x, 327-359. 
