Garden and Forest. 
Tribune Building, New York. 
Dec* 2d, 1890* 
Dear Mr* Watson: - 
I have a coninunication from Mr* Munson which gives the 
result of some correspondence with Trench botanists concerning 
Yitis rubra or V. palmata. Knowing so little of the matter I 
have not even read it carefully, but believe that he does not 
consider this a question of priority of name but of distinction 
between specimenspr something of that sort* I wish you would^ . 
tell me whether he makes a case against the name V* palmata - * 
that is, whether we did right in changing the name of the vine 
which he called V. rubra to V* palcU?rta» If you will please i eturn 
the enclosed to me with your opining. I shall be greatly obliged, 
Yours very truly, 
Mr. Sereno Watson, 
Cambri dge , Mass 
