Contributions to Western Botany, 43 



Priority of Names in Contributions No. vii. 



In Contributions No. vii there is a conflict of dates with 

 the publication of the Synoptical Flora revised by Dr. Robin- 

 son. A recent conversation with him makes it clear that the 

 signatures of the Synoptical Flora were printed before mine were, 

 and it is almost certain that the complete work was distributed 

 before my copies were sent out, as I read three revises of proofs 

 after the date given on the bottom of the signatures of my Con- 

 tributions, which was the date on which the printer set up the 

 manuscript. It is probable that three or four weeks elapsed 

 after the signature date before the copies were distributed. 

 Therefore Gray is to be credited with the following name in- 

 stead of myself: 



Clematis verticillaris var. Columbiana. 



The Synoptical Flora becomes the place of prior publica- 

 tion of Lepidium scopulorum Jones. 



Ranunculus Cusickii Jones was with little doubt described 

 from the same specimen from which Greene described his R. 

 Populago before Greene named his species. 



Acer glabrum var. tripartitum should be credited to Pax 

 instead of Jones. 



