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subject, and to call attention to the irregularities in naming 

 which have been creeping in, especially during the last few 

 years, and to suggest various means by which they might be 

 ameliorated. There was a very fair attendance at the Con- 

 ference, and an interesting discussion took place, which is now 

 printed in extenso. 



The thanks of the Council of the Royal Horticultural Society 

 are due to Mr. H. N. Ridley, B.A., Assistant Keeper, Department 

 of Botany, Natural History Museum, for his valuable assistance 

 in connection with this subject. 



WILLIAM LEE, 



Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society. 



South Kensington, 



October, 1886. 



