36 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
accordan th the Vienna Code, and we cannot allow that in 
matters of principle this Code does not apply to non-vascular 
plants. Art. 9 states: “The rules and recommendations of 
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botanical nomenclature apply to all classes of the plant kingdom, 
reserving special arrangements for fossil plants and non-vascular 
preparation of the Synopsis for the press, to comment upon Mr. 
Rea’s criticisms as regards nomenclature —Ep. Journ. Bort. ] 
Clitocybe and Omphalia. Quélet is quoted as the authority 
for the names of these genera, as he was the first to raise them 
from subgenera of Agaricus eneric rank (Champ. Jura et 
Vosges, 1870-75). Though Quélet later (Flor. Mye. France, 1888) 
an : : 
h a 
remains that‘ Quélet is the authority for Clitocybe and Omphalia 
in the sense employed by Mr. Smith, which is that of Fries and 
of Quélet originally. — 
Lepiota Badhami. This plant was named Agaricus (Lepiota) 
. Quélet 
ithority for the name Lepiota Vittadinit. 
e proper genus is simply one of difference of 
opinion between Mr. Smith, who follows Fries, and Mr. Rea, who 
adopts Quélet’s later views, 
ollybia clavus. The Agaricus clavus of Linnwus (Flor. Suec. 
