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V. 
When a specific name is transferred to another genus, the 
original author is cited in parenthesis (a practice earnestly to be 
commended), while the author of the new combination is also 
to be cited. 
Example: Winter wrote Sphaerella convexula (Schw.), 
omitting the author of the combination. But this is a mislead¬ 
ing citation, as the reader can make of it either Sphaerella con¬ 
vexula (Schw.) Wint., or Sphaerella convexula Wint.: both cita¬ 
tions are erroneous, as the proper one is Sphaerella convexula 
(Schw.) Thum. 
VI. 
Names of systematic divisions should be written uniformly 
in the feminine gender, as the word plantae is understood. This 
has the sanction of the best usage. 
We often find in succession: Euthallophyta . 
Phycomycetes . . . Mucoraceae. These would be much 
more correctly written: Euthallophytae . . Phycomycetae 
. . Mucoraceae. 
VII. 
The following terminology for the receptacles, spores, etc., 
of fungi is recommended, in order that there may be as much 
uniformity as possible. 
Hymenomycetae: pileus (whatever the form); basidia; 
sterigmata; sporae; cystidia. 
Gasteromycetae and Myxomycetae: peridium; gleba; cap- 
illitium; flocci; sporae. 
Uredinaceae: sorus; teleutosorus; uredosorus; teleuto- 
sporae; mesosporae; uredosporae; pseudoperidium; 
aecidiosporae; caeomosporae; epiteosporae. 
Ustilaginaceae : sorus; sporae. 
Phycomycetae: oogonia; oosporae; antheridia; sporangia; 
zygosporae; azygosporae; zoosporangia; zoosporae; 
conidiophora; conidia. 
Pyrenomycetae and Phymatosphaeriaceae: stroma; peri- 
thecium; loculus; ascus; sporidia; paraphyses. 
Discomycetae and Tuberoideae: ascoma; gleba; ascus; 
sporidia; paraphyses. 
Schizomycetae: filamenta; baculi; cocci; endosporae; 
arthrosporae. 
Sphaeropsidaceae: stroma; pycnidium; basidia; sporulae. 
Melanconiaceae: acervulus; basidia; conidia (not gonidia, 
which are altogether dififerent, and belong to the Li¬ 
chens). 
