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one joining the Society will have the opportunity of choosing whether he 

 wishes to receive The Plant World, which as heretofore will contain 

 all the announcements and publications of the Society, or whether he 

 wishes simply to contribute to the latter without caring for its pub- 

 lications. By this new arrangement the Society will be an immense 

 gainer, for it will receive fifty cents from each member instead 

 of twenty-five as heretofore ; and with this increased income it is proposed 

 to furnish the Secretary with clerical assistance so that our correspond- 

 ence and other activities can be carried on much more extensively than 

 heretofore. From the members' standpoint it should silence all dissatis- 

 faction, if any exists ; for it will enable those who do not care for the 

 journal to maintain their connection with the Society at half the present 

 cost ; while those who subscribe for the journal will receive it at two-thirds 

 the price to those outside of the Society. We trust that all of the mem- 

 bers will continue to take The Plant World, for under Mrs. Britton's 

 administration as Secretary there will doubtless be many interesting papers 

 printed, and the doings of the Chapters will also be fully chronicled. 



Members who have already paid dues in advance to some date in 1904 

 will of course continue to receive the magazine without further charge. 

 All others will have the option extended to them on January 1. 



The present Secretary lays aside his duties with regret, for his relations 

 with the members have always been cordial. His change of residence, 

 however, made it impracticable to continue the work, and the Society 

 is to be strongly congratulated on its great good fortune in securing the 

 consent of Mrs. Britton to serve in that capacity. We confidently believe 

 that the excellent showing of the past year in the annual report will be 

 even exceeded in 1904. 



It is an occasion for regret that Mrs. Harris has found it impossible to 

 serve longer as Treasurer ; but the Society will continue to have the 

 benefit of her advice and assistance in many ways, it is hoped. The 

 selection of Dr. Waters for this post was a happy one, for he is well 

 known to most of our members, and as President of the Baltimore Chapter 

 is carrying on active work for plant protection in that region. 



Correspondence should be addressed after January 1 to the newly - 

 elected officers ; a full list of these will appear on the back cover in the 

 next issue of The Plant World. The latter will also contain an inter- 

 esting account of the status of plant protection on the Pacific Coast, by 

 Mr. M. W. Gorman, one of our members. In this connection we wish 

 to call attention to Mr. Crawford's article on another page of this issue, 

 pointing out some of the plants that have vanished from the vicinity of 



Philadelphia. 



Charles Louis Pollard, 



Secretary. 



