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Various species that grow commonly near the summit of Mt. Mariveles 
also occur on the upper slopes of Mt. Santo Tomas, some three thousand or 
four thousand feet higher, their habits being regulated, evidently, by the 
more or less similar conditions of moisture, rather than by elevation. 
Perhaps the most widely distributed species collected is a Fissidens, about 
equalling grandifrons in size. It is common at not much above sea level, 
but always sterile, while from four thousand to seven thousand five hundred 
feet elevation, fruiting specimens are abundant. 
Manila, P. I., January 20, 1905. 
BRYUM FOSTERI, n. sp. 
Bryum Baileyi is not tenable (See Bryologist, 8 : May, 1905). Dr. 
Brotherus having given this name to an Australian moss. Therefore, I 
propose Bryum Fosteri for the Washington moss: Synonym Bryum 
Baileyi Holz. non Broth. John M. Holzinger. 
THE BOTANICAL CONGRESS AT VIENNA. 
Elizabeth G. Britton. 
It has become a settled custom to hold an International Botanical Con- 
gress once in five years. There have been held one at Genoa, one at Paris, 
and the last at Vienna, from the eleventh to the eighteenth of June, at 
which there was an attendance of about six hundred persons, of which 
about four hundred were professional botanists, and nearly two hundred 
whose names are familiar in botanical literature. The opening exercises 
were held in the great hall of the university, and the morning sessions were 
devoted to the reading of papers, illustrated by lantern slides, and to the 
sessions of various societies, including the International Society of Botan- 
ists. The afternoon sessions were held at the Botanical Garden, beginning 
at three and ending at seven or later. They were devoted to questions of 
nomenclature and the discussions were based on the “ Synoptical Text," 
prepared by Mr. John Briquet, who with infinite patience had brought 
together and coordinated the diverse views which have so confused the 
question of plant names. His linguistic facility won the admiration of all. 
The report was presented in the name of the International Nomencla- 
ture Commission, appointed in Paris in 1900, which was printed in a quarto 
volume of one hundred and fifty-nine pages and contains the laws of 1867, 
with subsequent additions and recommendations of the International 
Nomenclature Commission. The official language of the session was 
French. M. Flahault, of Montpelier, acted as president, with two vice-presi- 
dents, Mr. Rendle, of London, and Carl Mez, and three secretaries, Eng- 
lish, French and German. There were twenty-six German delegates, 
seventeen Austrian, fourteen American, eight French, eight Swiss, four 
Russian, three Belgian, two English and two Italian, and one each from 
Norway, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Java and Calcutta. But this did not 
represent the total number of votes cast because a number of the delegates 
