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13. Snellen (P. C. T.). 8 Nov. 1897. 



"Dear Sir, 



I received in good order the papers concerning the priority- 

 question, and after lecture duly forwarded them to Dr Staudinger. 

 After their expedition, however, still reflecting upon the subject, I 

 perceived that I had overlooked a statement concerning it and 

 enounced in a discussion on the same question. It may be found 

 in the Tydschrift voor Entonologie, vol. 32, proceedings (Verslag) 

 p. cm and mentions that the real starting-point of the binomial 

 nomenclature is in the PJiilosopJiia Botmiica of Linnaeus, published 

 in the year 175 1 and that Clerck, in \\\s Araneae 5/^mcrt'^, applied it 

 as early as 1757, thus one year before the publication of the loth 

 edition of the Systema Naturae. 



I do not recollect that any of the gentlemen consulted on the 

 question has alluded to the said PhilosopJda Botanica and thus 

 thought it not improper to mention it to you. 



I remain, Dear Sir, truly yours, 



P. C. T. Snellen." 

 To Sir G. F. Havipson. 



QUESTION II. 



" Is it necessary to add any other Pre-Linnaean authors' 

 names to the list of those whose works were accepted by 

 the Committee of the British Association ?" 



Analysis of Replies. 



The adopfioti of the 10th edn. rejiders any addition winecessary. 



I Hampson, 2 Walsingham, 3 Kirby, 4 Fernald, 5 Smith, 6 Snellen, 



7 Aurivillius, 8 Staudinger, 9 Grote ( = — )' i^i which opinion it may be 

 assumed that Scudder concurs [ = — ) and Meyrick knows none f = — j. 



Result — ; adopted by all. 



[Snellen might perhaps now limit his opinion to the Lepidoptera (vide 

 Reply 13).] Durrant. 



