To our Friends. 



TTUVE years have come and gone since the 



First Number of our Magazine was pub- 

 lished. Thanks to the kind support it has met 

 with, and to the careful management of our 

 friend, Mr. Scott, it has during that period 

 been self-supporting (we had almost written, 

 contrary to our expectation !) 



From what we have heard, however, from 

 various friends, we think that " The SCOTTISH 

 NATURALIST" is not so well known as (they say) 

 it deserves to be, and that many would be glad 

 to become Subscribers if it was brought under 

 their notice. 



We need not point out the advantage an in- 

 creased Circulation of the Magazine would be 

 to the present Subscribers, but we would ask 

 every one of them to try and secure one other 

 Subscriber. We are sure that they have only to 

 try, to succeed. 



Trusting, then, that all our kind friends will do 

 their best to help us, we beg to wish them heartily 



A HAPPY NEW YEAR! 



