296 Gilia Super ba. [zoE 



the valuable character of the collections which are contained in 

 it, and urges that steps be taken to provide an adequate and fire- 

 proof building for its reception." 



The remainder of the sessions was largely occupied by dis- 

 cussions on the "Nomenclature of Plant Diseases," "On the 

 Terminology of Anatomy and Morphology," "On the Termi- 

 nology of Phj^siology," " On the Nomenclature of Horticultural 

 Forms," and "On Bibliography." The Congress wisel}^ refrained 

 from committing itself to any extent upon these questions, pos- 

 sibly it occurred to some of the members that the opinions and 

 practice of European botanists might be factors in the settle- 

 ment of them. 



The Congress which began by electing Professor E. ly. Greene 

 for its President, ended appropriately by a vote of thanks to 

 Otto Kuntze. K. B.^ 



GILIA SUPERBA. PHACELIA NUDICAUUS. 



Since the publication of Plants of Southeastern Utah, Zoe iv, 

 2, I have distributed specimens of the new and rare species to 

 the principal herbariums of the country. To Dr. B. I,. Robin- 

 son of the Gray Herbarium I am not only indebted for the 

 knowledge of some errors in determination, but also for the great 

 privilege of examining some of the types, and so I have the 

 chance to make prompt corrections. 



Gilia siiperba, described as a new species, page 122, and 

 figured in plate xxvii, is G. siibmida Torr, Dr. Robinson 

 compared this with the type. 



Phacelia nudicaulis n. sp., page 123, is P. demissa Gray. 

 This I compared with the type which Dr. Robinson so kindly 

 lent me. 



While it is to be deplored that these species are weighted 

 with an additional name, yet the new descriptions with the field 

 notes and plate may serve to ward off" another calamity of the 

 same nature. Alice Eastwood. 



