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The Regulations of the Botanical Exchange Club of the Brit- 

 ish Isles, published in pamphlet form at Manchester in 1886, 

 seem applicable to our needs with certain necessary modifica- 

 tions. In order to bring these before the botanists of the coun- 

 try, a synopsis of them is here presented, arranged with reference 

 to America instead of Great Britain. 



(i.) The object of the Club will be to facilitate the exchange 

 of herbarium specimens of American plants, specially of rare 

 species and varieties. * The conditions of membership to be that 

 each member shall furnish a parcel of specimens annually and 

 pay a yearly subscription of a sum not to exceed ($3. 00) three 

 dollars, to meet the expenses* Members will be entitled to 

 a share in the distribution of specimens made in the early part of 

 the year following that in which their subscriptions and parcels 

 were sent. " 



(2.) The annual list of Desiderata will be made up by com- 

 bining those of all the members of the Club, and then be printed 

 and sent to every member. Each individual list must not exceed 

 a certain number of species annually, for if unlimited the printed 

 list would be too voluminous for practical use with our very 

 extensive flora, at any rate for a number of years. The deter- 

 mination of the annual number of desiderata will require further 

 consideration. Other plans will probably be proposed. 



(3.) Some member will have to act as distributor each year, 

 either voluntarily or, if no one is found willing to act without 

 recompense, provision will have to be made for employing a dis- 

 tributor at a small salary. The plan as here outlined would not 

 necessitate very much work, and it certainly would be of an in- 

 teresting nature. The Committee will be pleased to receive com- 

 munications relative to this.* 



(4.) It will be necessary to adopt some one check-list as the 

 official one of the Club, and this must either be used in sending 

 lists of desiderata by marking the species desired, or if a reliable 

 numbered check-list can be procured, the list of numbers migbt 

 be sent This is also a question for further consideration. It 



*Dr. Vasey writes that Commissioner Colman has consented, if it be deemed ad- 

 visable, that the Botanical Division of the Department of Agriculture take charge of 



the exchanges and distribqUon without expense to the members of th^ dub.— N. L^ Bi 



