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tions, not only from deep investigators, but from all those who 

 meet with interesting facts^ for we wish it to be distinctly under- 

 stood that we have chiefly in view the development of a greater 

 botanical interest in our neighborhood and found our hopes of 

 success as much upon learners as upon the learned. While the 

 Bulletin will be chiefly devoted to the local Flora of New York, 

 it will not exclude matters of general botanical interest, of which 

 we hope correspondents will keep it informed." The matter of 

 financial support was thus alluded to. *' We suppose that we can 

 supply each of thirty subscribers at five dollars a year v/ith ten 

 copies, but must wait for a little experience. If we find it favor- 

 ably received we are not without hope of ensuring it a perman- 

 ency, which of course, it ought to have. But of this we purpose 



to speak hereafter." 



A new catalogue of the plants within thirty-three miles of 

 New York was proposed, as well as an herbarium to illustrate it. 

 Both were immediately begun, the first portions of the catalogue 

 being printed in the second number, where the terms of ordinary 

 subscription were fixed at one dollar per annum. 



The publication was continued monthly throughout the year, 

 48 pages completing Volume i. The result of the experiment 

 is best given in the language of the Editor, as printed in January, 

 1 87 1. ''The present number completes the second year of our 

 publication. The interest shown in it augurs well for its future. 

 Thanks to its friends — some warm ones outside of the Club — it 

 will not fall very far short of paying expenses. When there is a 

 permanent fund of from three to five thousand dollars, as we 

 count there will be some day, it will be insured a permanency. 

 Meanwhile It will be continued at the present rates." 



Printing was regularly proceeded with, not with any great fi- 

 nancial encouragement, however, for in February, 1872, it was 

 stated "Our expenses for the first two years exceed our income 

 $53- 33-" The third volume ran to 56 pages. The Local Cat- 

 alogue was given greatest prominence, although other matter was 

 beginning to claim space. In January, 1873, the Editor re- 

 marked : " The Bulletin is now entering upon its fourth year, 

 and we know has been of service in bringing the students of 



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