Rules of Nomenclature 



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[The general method of types above advocated provides simpler 

 and more definite principles for the rejection of names than does 

 the present wording of this article.] 



II. Motion to amend by omitting Article 55, 2 



[Article 55, paragraph 2^ forms an unfortunate exception to 

 the general law of priority. The rules require such binomials as 

 Cerastmm cerastioides^ Speadaria Specnhivi^ Atamosco Atamasco, 

 and Leonotis Leonitis, while excluding such as Linaria Linaria and 

 Cat alp a C at alp a ^ 



The above propositions are submitted by 



J. C. Arthur. 

 N. L. Britton, 

 Stewardson Brown, 

 Frederic E. Clements. 



O, F. Cook. 

 Frederick V. Coville. 



F. S. Earle. 

 Alexander W. Evans. 

 Tracy E. Hazen. 

 Arthur Hollick. 

 Marshall A. Howe. 

 F. H. Knowlton. 

 George T. Moore. 



E. L. Morris. 

 H. H. RusBY. 

 C. L. Shear. 

 David White. 

 William F. Wight, 



J. C. Arthur. 

 Elizabeth G. Britton. 

 Frederic E. Clements. 



F. S. Earle. 

 Alexander W. Evans. 



Members and Alternates of 

 the No7nenclature Com- 

 missio7i of the Botani- 

 cal Club of the American 

 Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science, 



I 



David White. 



Members of the committee 

 on the 7iomenclattire of 

 cryptogamoits plants ap- 

 pointed by the Interna- 

 tional Botanical Congress 

 held in Vienfia in igo^. 



Member of the committee 

 on paleobotanical nomen- 

 clattire, appointed by the 

 International Botanical 

 Congress held in Vienna 



in igoS' 



