238 The Botanical Gazette. 
man, Washington, June, 1892, by Prof. Louis F. Henderson, (n. 2,482) 
and in a neighboring locality and same month by Mr. W, R. Hull ( 
621). 
Near A. Lemmoni Wats. but differing in the relatively much shorter — 
taller scape, shorter and broader perianth segments and crested ovaty. — 
Calochortus ciliatus.—Low, 6-8 inches in height, branched above — 
bulb ovate, 4 an inch in diameter: leaf solitary, 24-3 lines broad 
equalling the 4-8-flowered stem: bracts linear, attenuate: flowers rather 
small: sepals ovate, acuminate, greenish-white, scarious-margined, 
lines long: petals of equal length, light bluish-purple, paler towanlt 
the edges, triangular-lanceolate, rather abruptly narrowed at the bass 
conspicuously ciliate, glabrous except the yellow doubly fringed luo 
ate scale of the gland: stamens half as long as the petals: anthers ob- 
long, sagittate, apiculate, 2—2 14 lines in length: capsule elliptical in out 
line, acutely 3-winged, 7-8 lines long.—Collected by T. S. B 
Wenatchie Region, Washington, July, 1883 (n. 1,107), and by Prof. 
F. Henderson on grassy slopes among pines, upper Nachez nve 
Yakima co., Washington, June, 1892 (n. 2,485).—B. L. RopinsoN 
H. E. Seaton, Gray Herbarium, Cambridge, Mass. 
EDITORIAL. 
THERE Is an extraordinary diversity of usage in the matter : 
tion of references, much more than would be imagined by hme 
have not directed their attention to it. Writers who would be unspa 
ing in their condemnation of carelessness in observation a e 
ment are strikingly careless in their citation of the work 
Some papers on the contrary which have less value in themse'™® 
characterized by such complete and accurate bibliography 
become valuable in spite of their scanty additions to know pe 
It seems to us that the cardinal rule that should ani the 
that papers should be so cited that they can be found to 
possible expenditure of time and trouble by one who th 
sult them. What information is indespensable will ers Ya 
ture of the publication. For instance the citation err 
132” would enable one to find a given paper; but earn 
Centralb. 1890. 132” would not, since there are four ee ie 
number in the four volumes for 1890. If it were S° prey 
might have to examine all of these before finding the ae 
