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g. It was proposed that when such words as zone and region are used 
in different senses in different countries, to employ new and clear expressions; 
for example, étage (level or floor) =H sorte — of the 
Germans =zone altiére or zone abysssale of the Fre 
10. A commission was named for the ine purpose, consisting of the 
present se with many additions, giving the committee power to 
add still othe 
In the oabtieahie of the proceedings of the congress, the rules and 
‘Tecommendations adopted at Brussels will be incorporated in their proper 
places with those adopted at Vienna, the latter being reprinted, so that the 
rules of nomenclature for plants will be presented in a single and conven- 
lent brochure. ; 
The members of the commission on the nomenclature of the cryptogams 
are greatly indebted to Dr. Briquet for summarizing in a comprehensive 
manner the many different and often conflicting views expressed by the 
specialists of the commission in their preliminary correspondence. Dr. 
BriQUET also rendered a most important service in interpreting the remarks 
made by different speakers in French, English, and German, so that they 
Were understood by all those present. Professor FLAHAULT, Professor 
MANGIN, and Professor ENGLER, who presided over the different sessions, 
performed their duties in such a way as to deserve the hearty thanks of 
all the members, combining a courteous and affable manner with a strictly 
business management.—W. G. Fartow and Geo. F. Atkinson, Paris, 
May 28, rgro. 
