The rare disease, called by Bosworth nasal hydrorrhea, by others rhinedema or edematous rhinitis, has been given little attention in the literature of our specialty. There is no description of it in the books written by Ingalls, Coakley, Watson Williams, Packard, G yson, Gile or Reik. Gleason writes of it very briefly. In the last edition of his book, he describes two types, the inflammatory and the noninflammatory. Coolidge writes of it as would an author who had had no opportunity to study cases. The same statement would apply to Ballenger's work. Price Brown describes one case. Shurley's description is very brief. D. Braden Kyle, in the early edition of his book, says he can find authentic records of only twenty-seven cases. Grayson1 describes it, although his title is, "The Nasal Phenomena of Neurasthenia." Phillips gives less than half a page to a description of this disease, and much