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English names, or names which can be readily used by Eng- 
lish-speaking common people, must be devised by our writers 
upon the injurious fungi. But in order that confusion shall not 
arise among and be propagated by the botanists themselves, it 
is all-important that English names should be chosen with the 
greatest care. Several years ago this matter was talked over in 
the Botanical Club of the American Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science, and it was hoped that some good would come 
of it, but no report has yet been made by the committee then 
appointed. 
Let us have, before the confusion proceeds further, a clear un- 
derstanding among botanical writers as to the application of the- 
terms Blight, Mildew, Rust, Smut, Scab, etc. Let the fungi of 
certain orders bear certain English names. Let us say “the 
Rusts” for the Uredinez in general, and Wheat Rust, Maize Rust, 
Euphorbia Rust, Rush Rust, Bean Rust, etc., for the species. 
Let us no longer use the name “ Rust” for other fungi. It is 
doubtful whether the use of a modifying term ought to be en- 
couraged in the English names of groups, as, for example, the 
“Downy Mildews” for the Peronosporee, and the “ Powdery 
_Mildews” for the Perisporiaceze. This compels us to use terms 
like “ the Powdery Mildew of the Lilac,” “the Downy Mildew 
of the Grape,” etc., forms of expression which are not likely to 
become common. 
There is opportunity here for the exercise of considerable in- 
genuity among our students of the fungi. In constructing such 
English or anglicized names, that most excellent rule, “ Avoi 
very long names as well as those that are difficult to articulate” 
(Laws Bot. Nomen., Art. 36), should be strictly observed.— 
“ik. D. 
A Louisiana planter, according to the public press, is import- 
ing a load of rabbits from Australia, for the purpose of stocking 
a game-preserve with that animal. The extreme fecundity of 
this species (Lepus cuniculus) is well known, and in Australia its 
‘introduction from England has done incalculable harm to the 
agricultural interests. Hence the Louisiana enterprise is looked 
on with considerable anxiety by some persons. 
The prospective injury will depend on the management of his 
‘preserves by their owner. The Australian fauna is peculiar in 
