1915] 



SUERFF—BIDENS 



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Gr., I.e.) that very definitely characterizes the cited specimens, 6 

 must be used for this species. 



Bidens aurea, comb, nov— Coreopsis aurea Ait., Hort. Kew. 3: 

 252. 1789; Bidens coronata auct., non L.— In a former article 



F IG 2 . — Type of Bidens quadriarislala DC. var. denlata Nutt, in Herb. Brit. Mus. 



(Bot. Gaz. 36:495- 1913). it was stated that Britton and not 

 Fischer was the one to transfer Coreopsis coronata L. to Bidens. 

 An inspection, furthermore, of Britton's article cited (Bull. Torr. 

 6 At least the Scouler specimens. I have not seen the Douglas specimens. 



