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cultivation. He thought that the tendency was still to keep 

 Orchids in too high a temperature. He had very much pleasure 

 in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Veitch. 



[Note. — As a result of the discussion which took place after Mr. Veitch's 

 paper, an invitation was issued by the Koyal Horticultural Society to Orchid 

 growers and others interested in the nomenclature of Orchids, to a meeting 

 at the rooms of the Society on Wednesday, July 24. 1889. Consequent 

 upon the death of Professor Eeichenbach, who for many years had been 

 looked upon as the great authority on Orchids, it was felt desirable in the 

 interest of scientific botany as well as of horticulture generally to take some 

 steps to maintain a system of nomenclature for Orchids in harmony with 

 that applicable to other plants. 



The Laws of Botanical Nomenclature have been fully treated by several 

 writers. Eeference may here be made to the Laws of Botanical Nomenclatu re, 

 by Alphonse de Candolle, Paris, 1867. English Translation, published by 

 Keeve & Co., Henrietta Street, W.C., 1868 ; the Nomenclature of Garden 

 Plants, by Dr. Masters, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1878, 

 p. 126 ; and to Dr. Wittmack's Essay in Mdmoires du Congress d 'Horticulture, 

 Paris, 1887. 



As regards Orchids in particular, Mr. H. N. Eidley, M.A., F.L.S., offered 

 excellent suggestions on Nomenclature to the Conference held at Liverpool, 

 June 30, 1886 (Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, vol. vii., 

 pp. 297-312.) 



At the meeting held on July 24 (the President, Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart., M.P., in the chair) the following resolution was proposed by Dr. 

 Masters, seconded by Mr. Courtauld, and carried unanimously : — 



" That the Council of the B.H.S. be requested to nominate a Committee 

 in which botanists, importers of new plants, raisers and growers, shall be 

 represented, to draw up a code of regulations applicable to plants introduced 

 into and cultivated in gardens ; such code, when duly approved, to be 

 considered binding on the officials and committees of the Society, and 

 recommended for universal adoption."] 



