2" 362 : BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [ June, 
certain circumstances there might be no fees,and that the interchange of 
hers might be made free of postage. This idea arose from the fact 
t this department often franks packages of plants which are sent as 
"are very any transmissible through the mails, and botanists will 
glad to avail themselves of such advantages. A set of rules for the Ex- 
_ change is published in this number of the GAZETTE, Gro. V ASEY. 
partment of Agriculture, Washington. 
What shall be done with our Prosartes ? 
The books give eight species as belonging to the American genus 
onedates which would rest there undisturbed did not Bentham, in Beg 
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m pendulous ‘ig near the top of the cells,and the American ascend- 
parison of the species. Botanists in a small way lik lf mus 
8. y like myself must 
content under such circumstances to adopt the master’s decision with- 
on 
out Se ition. 
oe aking it for granted, tnerefore, that Prosartes can no longer stand, 
tae arises, what authority is to be cited for the species when 
erred to m asmuch as Mr. Bentham is known with cer- 
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at this will not do; that Bentham and Hooker 
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