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plants and animals. All this involves the preparation by the Init 
national Committee of an authoritative glossary of biological tem 
and the keeping of a systematic record of new terms. Like mal 
other movements toward desired uniformity, its first result will prot 
ably be seen in the adoption by individual biologists of a conscit® 
and systematic plan of terminology. It will not be very troublesomt 
to unify future action; but the serious conflict will come when thet 
is a demand to make to conform to new rules whatever of ancielt 
terminology conflictswith them. However, American botanists should 
‘encourage this movement in every way, and it would be well to col 
sider the subject at their next general meeting. 
CURRENT LITERATURE. 
The flora of Minnesota. 
Minnesota has provided so liberally for its geological and 7 
history survey that the scientific men of other states might ya 
envious. The first report? of the present state botanist has mee 
distributed and the size of the volume and excellent typogry 
well for the wealth of material and opportunity for 18 1 
Presentation. It is surprising how much can be said concerts , 
comparatively limited flora when one industriously studies Mil 
gins to look at it from many points of view. Professor Me if 
has set a very high mark for state catalogues, and one thatit pga 
not necessary to reach in many cases. The introduction to the 
Was previously distributed and noticed in this journal. In oe 
the author agrees to follow the Rochester agreement and indicate : 
changes it would make in the nomenclature of the catalogue, the : 
of which was beyond his control at the time of the Rochester™ 
Although 
spirit is universal Am : 
from the fetish of 
The list begins 
posite. 
under t 
erican systematic botany has been em” 
names and can begin to study plants. _ the | 
with the lower Metasperme and ends with | 
The Polypetalz and Apetale are merged, as they ov is 
€ name Archichlamydex. Naturally this ne 
*MacMitian, Conway. —The Metasperme of the Minnesota Via of ede 
her seed- - * : ; basin 4 
ta River, Producing plants indigenous to the ee Survey of 
' eports of the Geological and Natural 
sota, ‘ gical an 
a, Botanical Seties, I. pp. x1u, 826, with two maps 
