PROCEEDINGS OF THE MADISON BOTANICAL CONGRESS. 209 
On the report of this committee, the Congress was organized 
as follows: 
President—Enpw. L. GREENE. 
Vise: Prdeiténde: roe L. De VILMORIN. 
we-L residents: ) Torun M. UNDERWOOD. 
J. C. ARTHUR. 
Secretaries: F. V. CoviLue. 
B. L. Roprnson. 
Treasurer—C. R. BARNEs. 
M. Vilmorin presided over the first session of the Congress 
Communications were received from Professor Acherson 
and Professor Engler, of the International Committee on 
Botanical Nomenclature, appointed at the Congress held last 
August at Genoa, Italy, and from Dr. Otto Kuntze. They 
were referred to the American members of the International 
Committee, Profs. N. L. Britton, John M. Coulter and E. L. 
Greene. g 
Topics for consideratian by the Congress were suggested 
by the Organizing Committee, and the following were 
selected and referred to committees for preparation before 
presentation: 
1. The Nomenclature of Plant Diseases. Byron D. Halsted, 
Chairman; W. T. Swingle, L. R. Jones. 
2. The Terminology of Anatomy and Morphology. Doug- 
las H. Campbell, Chairman; Conway MacMillan, C. E. 
Barnes. 
3. The Perminology of Physiology. J. ©. Arthur, Chair- 
man; W. T. Swingle, A. S. Hitchcock. 
4. The Nomenclature of Horticultural Forms. Wm. 
Trelease, Chairman; Henri L. de Vilmorin, B. L. Robinson. 
5. Bibliography and Typography. C. R. Barnes, Chair- 
man; A. B. Seymour, N. L. Britton. 
A committee consisting of M. Vilmorin and Mr. Coville 
were appointed:to draft suitable resolutions regarding the 
death of M. Alphonse DeCandolle, and one consisting of 
Professors Coulter and Britton, to draft similar resolutions 
relative to the death of Dr. Geo. Vasey. 
