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_ Alter brief discussion the report of the committee was 
- Mopted. 
The report of the committee on Bibliography was then pre- 
sented. 
__ The committee make the following recommendations: 
1 The publication of a current bibliography of American 
botany, comprising (2) a catalogue of papers by authors, (4) a 
tatalogue of journals, (c) a list of acceptable abbreviations of 
uthors’ names; (7) an index of species, both new and old. 
2 Rules for citations, of which the following may be taken 
‘“ilustrative both of matter and typography: 
Ramann, Waldbeschidigungen durch Flusssiiure. Forst. 
Leits, 2 245. Je 1893. 
tiligo septica, 
| .~ Beitriige zur Kenntniss der Pflanzenzellen. Beitr. 
m pene Pl. 2. f. 5. 1892. 
“at Les Urédinées et les Ustilaginées. Ann. Sci. 
} % it, IV, 2 > 108 1854. 
eal Prevention of potato scab. Bull. Exper. Sta. N. 
aa ing discussed at length by the Congress and 
it his ‘0 @ standing committee of five with power to 
| Sareea consists of Barnes, Seymour, Britton, 
"Sof the oe a F. Stevens. It was evidently the 
 *ort of the ongtess to have the matters discussed in the 
er that 4 sommittee Settled upon as early as possible, in 
E tion — Various indexes which are now in course 0 
Meme of r Publication might conform to some general 
committer P hy and citation, 
: *pointed to beens of Bessey, Britton, and peunene 
Narding the ® Pring before the Congress a proper memoria 
fe to Se geal of the United States National Her- 
They re. 
e te of the Committee on the death of Dr. Vasey 
‘Re, of hi a and ordered engrossed, signed by the 
oe report oo and transmitted to his family. 
Pented Th the committee on Geographic Botany was 
Yen Committe, short time for consideration at the disposal 
“¢ €nabled it only to present in a very informal . 
lace, °! Part 
ey the volume = fascicle, etc., is only to be given when it stands alone- 
: Umber but is printed in ordinary face type. 
