304 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
Amone the questions relating to the erp of grate 
Gardens which have lately been asked in the House of Commo 
was one suggesting ‘that the practice of labelling dawene bites, 
and trees in Latin shall be discontinued, and English substituted ; 
or that side by side with the Latin description isi] the name shall 
appear in English.” The absurdity of this suggestion is of course 
manifest to any one having the very slightest acquaintance with the 
facts of the case; but we are surprised to learn that, in their new 
edition to the Hand-list of Herbaceous Plants, the Kew authorities 
have @ given what are supposed to be English names. A rev viewer in 
mistakes are many. nder Brassica is given ‘cabbage’ for the 
whole genus; under Arwm is ‘lords and ladies’ or: the whole genus; 
families every Brassica is not a ‘cabbage : every — is not a 
lady ’ ; 
and we hope ahd never 
- Dop in ‘the Gardeners’ Chronicle for July 12 
(whic uts in in a plea for the restoration of the ‘students’ garden,” 
mg abolished) bodtois that ‘‘ Kew should stamp with its authority 
statement in the House of Commons in 1891, was almost ready 
for publication aly summers since, but which, vi understand, 
has n —— _ red. 
A soMEWHA' 1 
last issue of the New Phytologist, where Mr. A. G. Tansley in the 
role of a ae ee addresses a letter to himself as editor. The 
ours, 
gp. Mn. 4 H, Parson has completed the publication of his mone 
pup of The Hepatice of the British Isles, 
