XXXVI. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Mr. A. A. Hamilton opened a discussion on " Popular 

 versus Scientific Nomenclature of Plants," suggesting the 

 feasibility of using botanical names. Mr. Breakweli con- 

 sidered that popular nomenclature was absolutely essential 

 as far as the farmer was concerned. Dr. Cleland and Mr» 

 Spencer Watts supported Mr. Hamilton's arguments, while 

 Mr. Oheel considered that vernacular or trade names were 

 necessary. 



Monthly Meeting, llfth July, 1919. 



Mr. A. E. Stephen in the Chair. 



A letter was read from the Director of Agriculture 

 intimating that experiments on the Fecundity of Fowls as 

 recommended by the Section of Agriculture had been 

 approved, and were now under consideration by Mr. 

 Hadlington. 



Mr. Oheel continued his remarks on Popular versus 

 Scientific Nomenclature, and submitted a very extensive 

 list of economic plants in which the vernacular names were 

 coupled with the scientific. 



Mr. H. W. Potts and Mr. W. Campbell also spoke on the 

 necessity of standardising the vernacular names and coupl- 

 ing the scientific names with them. 



Mr. E. D. E. Van Weenen read a comprehensive paper 

 on " The Sheep — from an atom to its present status." He 

 stated that Arabia was the first country to handle the 

 sheep as a wool producer, then Africa and Asia, and later 

 Europe. 



Monthly Meeting, 11th August, 1919. 



Mr. A. E. Stephen in the Chair. 



It was decided to approach the Commonwealth Institute 

 of Science and Industry with reference to the standardisa- 

 tion of the nomenclature of economic plants throughout 



