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(a2) Collate and tabulate the common names of plant dis- _ 
eases now in use : 
(2) Soph a working scheme in which every plant dis- — 
se is assigned a place with a distinctive (scientific) 
name followed by an ee geet name, the last to be, when — 
possible, the one already in : 
(c) It is recommended that rs parasite should be distin- 
guished from the disease in all cases. ; 
(2) It goes without saying that mycologists are urged to 
apply names to plant diseases instead of leaving the 
matter of a choice to a popular verdict. 
RON D. HALSTED, 
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meeting. 
The nominating committee selected for vice-president * 
1895, Dr. J. C. Arthur, Prof. of Botany, Purdue es S 
Lafayette, Ind., and for secretary, Mr. B. T. Galloway, D.C i 
of the Division of Vegetable Pathology, Washington, D ? 
They were elected in general session, Tuesday. 
