1892.] . Open Letters. 199 
In THE PROCEEDINGS of the Biological Society of Washington for 
May 18, 1892, Mr. F. V. Coville describes, in advance of the full re- 
port of the collections of the Death’s Valley expedition, several new 
species from that interesting region. 
THE REPORT of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Trinidad for 1890 
has been distributed. The r report shows the work of the gardens 
in economic and scientific lines. Much attention is being given to the 
encouragement of the growing of fruits and fiber plants in ds island. 
The illustrations are Messrs. Sprague’s well-known “ink-photos” which 
almost equal the American “half-tone.” The form of the report 
would be much improved by a change from folio to octavo. The Sup- 
erintendent, Mr. J. H. Hart, working no doubt under many difficulties, 
is evidently active in promoting the interests of the garden. 
OPEN LETTERS. 
botanical congress and rae oes 
Ata eattand of the oe Club o + Weehingten, “held April 23, 
1892,a committee was appointed t ceteris and report upon the 
questions of Botaica) congress rand xomencle At a special meet- 
ing called May 7, this committee presented ihe faliowing report which 
he club: 
ii committee, appointed to gon the regan of a botani- 
jin ari and botanical nomenclat 1 meeting on the 
nd of May and prepared the toes Loci ons: 
i eda That, while pidoked the final eigioeren of disputed questions by 
of an internation al congress, we do regard the present as an oO) 
clatu fe ut we recommend the reference an the ete of leat eee 
tst to a representative body of American botanist 
ion, by such body, of the “follo owing beings s, 
ERG LAY priority; an initial date for genera; an initial date 
pubes tion: grils mina once a synonym always a age ag __ constitutes 
a epriies; Gepitalication 
Sas Recognize the Botanical Club of the A. A. A. S. as a representative 
tly of Arca “pa nists and commend to that body for discussion and dis 
menc ns. 
ubject of n lature as set forth in these resolutio: 
— submitted, 
F. Suir, F. Warp, Gro, Vasey Wh agree bi T. Ga LLOwAY, ERW 
Te ras Geo. B, Supwo ORTH, oa V. Cov Committee.’ 
voted that cated to 
the at a copy of these sales ns be commun 
a SpANICAL Gazerre, Torrey Botanical Cub, Garden and Forest 
—L. H. Dewey, bay. Washington, D. C. 
1 Beri 
chte der deutschen botanischen Gesellschaft} x. 27. 
