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between yes and no were impressive. Thus, in reference to re- 
quired Latin diagnoses for new species proposed from January 
1932, the formal vote was yes, 371; no, 24; the original spelling 
of generic and specific names was maintained by a vote of 342 to 
21. An adoption of the rule, the contention of many American 
botanists, that a validly published homonym invalidates the 
use of the same specific name for another species, was carried by 
yes, 261; no, 111; the adoption of the principle of types of stand- 
ard species for genera; and the confirmation and extension of the 
principle of nomina generica conservanda were carried by equally 
impressive majorities, the latter being practically unanimous. 
A proposition to make the year 1753 the beginning date for bi- 
nomials in all groups of plants was lost, the vote being 158, yes; 
239, no. 
One of the final actions of the section was to appoint a large 
international committee, having in its membership one or more 
representatives in each country, to consider interim problems 
in relation to the international rules, the details to be handled 
by asmall executive committee. In addition to the appointment 
of the international committee to consider problems of nomen- 
clature, other important committees were appointed, including 
one to standardize the terminology used in ecology; one to 
compile and publish an international botanical address book; 
and one to standardize descriptive terms used in systematic 
botany. ; 
At the final plenary session of the Congress, the invitation of 
the Netherlands to hold the next congress at Amsterdam in 1935 
was accepted. 
The Fifth International Botanical Congress, was unquestion- 
ably, the largest and most important gathering of its kind yet 
a In excess of fifty countries were represented by about 
official delegates. Naturally, Great Britain was partic- 
ularly well represented; but there were about 300 delegates in 
attendance from the United States. Other important countries 
had large contingents; and most of the smaller commonwealths 
ad representatives present. The Congress was truly inter- 
a in all respects, its attendance including many of the 
utstanding botanists of the entire world. The entire Congress 
a pervaded by a pronounced spirit of international good will, 
ch was particularly noticeable in the long and complicated 
