260 On the Fruit and Seed of Clerodendron Thomsone. 
Fig. 7. Young ovary cut across, showing four ovules and scarlet coat in its 
early development. 
Fig. 8. One of the ripe achenes cut transversely, showing the dark episperm 
on the outside, and the succulent scarlet cellular mass on the 
inside. 
Fig. 9. Coloured cells of the commissure with oil globules, surmounting 
other cells which are colourless. 
Fig. 10. Cells containing scarlet or orange oil-like globules. 
Fig. 11. Oil-like globules shown separately. 
Proposed Reform of Zoological Nomenclature. 
Reform of the Nomenclature of Zoology was a subject which 
occupied much of the time of the late Hugh E. Strickland.* It 
was his object that this reform should be brought forward under 
the auspices of the British Association, and at a meeting of the 
Council of that body, held in London upon 11th February 1842, 
it was resolved —‘* That with a view of securing attention to the 
following important subject, a committee, consisting of Mr C. 
Darwin, Professor Henslow, Rev. L. Jenyns, Mr W. Ogilby, Mr 
J. Phillips, Dr Richardson, Mr H. E. Strickland (reporter), Mr 
J. O. Westwood, be appointed, to consider of the rules by which 
the nomenclature of zoology may be established on a uniform and 
permanent basis; the report to be presented to the Zoological 
Section, and submitted to its committee at the Manchester meet- 
ting.” T 
This committee met at various times in London, and the follow- 
ing gentlemen were added to it, and assisted in its labours: W. 
J. Broderip, Professor Owen, W. E. Shuckard, G. R. Waterhouse, 
and W. Yarrell. An outline of the proposed code of rules was 
drawn up and circulated, and many valuable suggestions were 
received from eminent zoologists at home and abroad. The 
‘“‘ plan” was farther considered by the committee during the meet- 
ing at Manchester, “ and the committee having thus given their 
best endeavours to maturing the plan, beg now to submit it to the 
approval of the British Association under the title of —‘ Series of 
Propositions for rendering the Nomenclature of Zoology uniform 
and permanent.’ ” t 
The propositions were printed in the Reports of the British 
Association, and a grant of money was voted to print copies for 
* See Memoirs of Hugh Edwin Strickland, by Sir W. Jardine, Bart., 
p. CIxxv. | 
+t Report of Twelfth Meeting of British Association held at Manchester, 
June 1842, p. 105. 
t Report of Twelfth Meeting, 1842, p. 106. 
