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hoped that the "Index" may be printed by the autumn of the 

 present year. It was found in the course of investigation that 

 Sir J. E. Smith had transferred no fewer than one hundred and ten 

 species to genera other than those assigned to them by Linne ; 

 these have now been restored to their original position. Three 

 signs, which had been a puzzle to botanists since the days of the 

 younger Linne, have been interpreted ; and another discovery 

 shows that Linne had catalogued his plants as late as 1767, 

 making three enumerations. 



In connection with the forthcoming Cambridge British Flora, 

 a meeting of the contributors and a few other British botanists 

 was held on March 7th last at the rooms of the Linnean Society, 

 the Council of which had kindly granted permission for the pur- 

 pose. Dr. Eendle occupying the chair. Dr. Moss stated that he 

 had decided to follow Engler's system of classification in the 

 Flora, and that the illustrations, except in very special cases, 

 would be drawn by Mr. Hunnybun from fresh plants. The 

 method of citing the synonyms, icones, and exsiccata was dis- 

 cussed at some length, and various recommendations were made, 

 which Dr. Moss undertook to consider. The drawings of the 

 enlargements of the plants were considered ; it was thought by 

 some that these should be to some extent diagrammatic, but both 

 Dr. Moss and Mr. Hunnybun preferred that the enlargements as 

 well as the main drawings should merely imitate the object, so 

 long as the reproductions were quite clear. Mr. Clement Eeid 

 hoped that the minute sculpturing of seeds would be illustrated, 

 but it was felt by others that this type of work would require a 

 special monograph. Mr. Compton raised the matter of describing 

 hybrids, but apparently the contributors have not yet realized the 

 fundamental importance of recent results of Mendelian workers. 

 Mr. A. G. Tansley, in a letter, expressed the hope that proper 

 attention would be paid to the description of the habitats of 

 the plants, and that it would be made quite clear whether or not 

 the plants were indigenous in these habitats ; these matters are 

 too frequently lost sight of by field botanists. Mr. Druce wrote 

 entering a formal protest against " Germanizing our flora " by the 

 adoption of Engler's system of classification ; but in doing this 

 Dr. Moss has been guided not merely by his own feeling in the 

 matter, but by the advice of the leading systematists of this 

 country. The meeting was in every way successful, and there can 

 be no doubt that the Flora will gain by the friendly discussion 

 which took place. 



International Botanical Congress of London, 1915. — The first 

 meeting of the General Committee was held at the Linnean 

 Society's rooms on May 17th, Professor A. C. Seward presiding. 

 The following were elected as Vice-Presidents: — Prof. I. B. 

 Balfour, Mr. W. Bateson, Dr. F. F. Blackman, Mr. Francis 

 Darwin, Prof. H. H. Dixon, Mr. G. C. Druce, Prof. J. B. Farmer, 

 Mr. A. D. Hall, Mr. W. B. Hemsley, Dr. E. Kidston, Prof. F. W. 

 Oliver, Mr. Lloyd Praeger, Miss E. Sargant, Dr. D. H. Scott, 



