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_of the record as the bier: making now Watson say what he does not say, 
and representing wot claiming. authorship of the species— —the very 
pune he is careful not to cy - correct citation of the “ Index” would 
be “ Biscutella Cali iformion Ben ook , ex Watson, etc.,” whi ich shows 
exactly ey Wise says. This in the ordinary course of abbreviation, 
Oe vrnica Benth. & Hook.,” just as we cite Nuttall as 
authority ie merous species which he never published, “ Nutt.” bein: 
. rode. ad a of “ Nutt., ex Torr. & Gray,” or “ Nutt., ex DO. 
This nstance illustrates, abe, mere point, viz. : he difficulty of de- 
"termining ON certainty in case who was really t he first to use the 
name. It may have first. eed in an overlooked catalogue or 
joven or other out of the way publication, and any authority suppose 
nae to be co crepetly given is liable to be ousted to-morrow 
- . Nota few 
me have O08 curred where a writer in the supposed application of the 
le has innocently written his own name as authority for a species, to 
find a little | Iyer hap aig some happier mortal was in advance of him 
to our new species of Disporum. They are now, ac- 
ew 
cording to male pea the assumed authorship of “N. or M.,” and the ab- 
ny lity of perpetuati ing an s anonymons authority of this or any sort is 
hat shall be lf we to “ Benth. & 
e et can not go bac 
H00k.” we must go Sn eh the only alternative that occurs to me 
Brie, Un for ult. . 
equal claim 
ouly legitimate resource. the necessary process of condensation this 
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paanPiiee 
Dispor rum Menziesii, Bent ae 
Disporum angnow a te ae oer 
Disporam tr ee ge Benth N. or M Coult | ae 
Disporum Hooker, Benth. & H.|Benth. = H. Marts va 
pisborum N. or M. ult. . a Me 
Disporum Nori. Coult. A. E 4 
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ee Norm: | cout | ABS 
N. or M 
: From Northern Idaho.! 
iberg w wae Lakeside, at the south end of Lake Pend d’ Oreille, Mr. 
“T send by this irs 
Fhe mail a package of seventy species of mosses. y 
“of otto ae arly all collected during the past hoe: weeks, within a radius 
§ of this place, which is our winter camp. I have not yet col- 
ae 
ieee ” 
open’ some private } ting 
orthern 13 h etters from Mr. John B. Leiberg, who is prospecting 
thous n Lh pee Ex our Teaders some glimpses bf nie be centeal  ueereatone = . - 
he region, and b ‘antly in the saddle, Mr. rg finds time to collect the plan 
4s sent in a number o new speci a iea: 
