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As a second step, a list was made of all botanists whose names 
are marked with an asterisk in the second edition of Cattell’s 
“ American Men of Science,” and these names, according to their 
main interest as indicated in “ American Men of Science,” were 
arranged in five groups, corresponding to the five groups above 
mentioned. Systematists were then asked to cast the final vote 
for systematists, physiologists for physiologists, and so on. 
The letters sent to the five groups of voters read alike, except 
for the third paragraph, as indicated below. 
NovEMBER 8, IOQII. 
Dear Sir:— 
In March, 1911, a list of names of former botanists representing all 
Cee of the science was sent to forty-two botanists of the Buse 
Sta This list was prepared as a basis for a preliminary vote for names 
to _ hoe on the proposed laboratory building of the Brooklyn A ee 
Garde 
There are twenty-two spaces (on the frieze) planned for names of 
greatest prominence, and the character and purposes of the Brooklyn 
Garden make it desirable that only five of the spaces to be filled at once 
be devoted to men whose contributions were chiefly in systematic botany. 
At least two of the twenty-two spaces will be left blank for the present. 
I. One m otes were received for each of forty Ra ee but 
only thirteen names received five votes or more. I am sending a list of 
these thirteen names to systematists only, and inclose hasescas a copy to 
you. The list of voters is confined to those whose subject of research is 
designated by a star in the second edition of “ American Men of Science.” 
P, oO or more votes were received for each of ten physiologists and 
ecologists. I am sending a list of these ten names to only those whose 
primary interest is physiology or ecology, and enclose herewith a copy 
to you, etc 
or more votes were received for each of eight plant cages 
and morphologists. I am sending a list of those eight names to o 
whose primary interest is plant anatomy or morphology, and oem 
enclose a copy to you, etc. 
4. more votes were received for each of four ape and 
plant See I am sending a list of these four names only those 
whose primary interest is in one or the other of these two anes allied 
departments of the science, and enclose a copy herewith to you, etc 
5. On the preliminary ballot Brongniart was the only paleobotanist to 
receive more than one vote. In order to get more nearly adequate returns 
for paleobotany, I am sending, to paleobotanists only, a list of names of 
men prominent in this department, and herewith enclose a list to you, etc. 
