302 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
identified with Bongard’s Cladothamnus was named after him by 
ir W. J. Hooker. Here and elsewhere he is styled Mr. Tolmie, but 
wi Gray styles him Dr. Torrey and Gray subsequently dedicated 
to him a genus of Sazifragacee, which is still maintain 
BOTANICAL EXCHANGE CLUB REPORT, 1903. 
[Tue following notes are extracted from the Report of the 
Botanical Exchange Club for 1908 Socose April, oy which is 
edited by Mr. G. C. Druce, who is also Hon. Sec. of the Club. Mr. 
Druce ele the Report ( wisigh for the 4 first time ba vn editor’s 
name on the cover, and an announcement of the price—2s.) = 
species of Statice and Limonium, om it is instructive to compare 
with the same author’s arrangement publi than 
previously in the Journal of the Linnean Sueiety. the nine names 
in this earlier paper, three are changed and other iheradions are 
, in accordance with corrections suggested i in this Journal for 
1901 (pp. 195-7, 315) ; this results in the reduction of certain 
to the rank of synonyms, and affords another example of the 
mischief resulting en insufficient care and undue haste in pro- 
ing new combinations. Even the revised list is not free from 
error—e. g. ‘‘S. cieeins var. pubigera (Boiss.)’’ should clearly be 
given as of ‘Druce” (in the Linnean paper referred to). 
The objection we have more than once expressed to the printing 
of notes which convey no definite information, but only tend to 
confuse, still remains. For example, it is difficult to see what is 
gained by the following 
we tome asta gracilis Fries. parc From Barbon, Westmoreland, 
July, 2.—W. H. Painter... . ; Mr. Painter’s E. gracilis is 
badly dried, probably $illlered before it was dried, ae very mouldy 
also, so it is not easy to eae but it is not F. gracilis. It may 
be EH. scotica.—F. Town 
Mr. Druce’s note on "Potent opaca might on as cited ; and 
cia gather from stcivite bs his paper.—Aveustin Ley. I believe 
so. Flowers much smaller than type. Perhaps var. serotina Clavaud, 
but I do not know the varieties well—E. S. Marsuany. Yes, an 
autumnal form of the type.—H. W. Puastzy.” 
