NOTE. 



Bu.xbaumia aphylla L.— This rare and curious moss has been 

 twice found in Chester county. Pa., first, by Benjamin M. Ever- 

 hart many years ago near the South Valley hills, on slaty soil ; 

 second, by' myself in a woods near West Chester, on the north 

 slope of a slaty hill near a stream, where many other mosses 

 grew. The Bu.xbaumia was then in fruit— December i6, iSgg — 

 but spores not yet ripened. I visited the spot again this spring- 

 March 7, iQoo— audfounda few plants which had fruited, but had 

 shed their spores by this time, excepting one capsule. In this 

 instance it was a winter fruiting plant; Dixon and Jameson give 

 its fruiting time as early summer. — Francis Windle, West 

 Chester, Pa. 



Elections. 



Forward your ballots for officers and amendments to Mr. J. 

 Franklin Collins. 468 Hope St , Providence, R. I., on or before 

 November ist. Show your interest in the Chapter by voting as 

 early as possible. 



CANDIDATES. 



For President— Dr. G. N. Best, of Rosemont, N. J., the well- 

 known writer on mosses and the author of several monographs, 

 and Mrs. Carolyn W. Harris, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 



For Vice-President- Mr. J. Warren Huntington, of Ames- 

 bury. Mass,, and Mr. Edw. B. Chamberlain, of Providence, R. I. 



For Secretary-Treasurer— Mrs. Annie Morrill Smith, and 

 Miss Harriet Wheeler, of Chatham, N. Y. 



AMENDMENT. 



The following amendment to the Constitution is proposed; 

 Section 4 of Article 3 shall be amended so as to read: The 

 regular yearly dues shall be seventy-five cents for active mem- 

 bers and fifty cents for associate members. 



A. J. Grout, 



Annik Morrill Smith, 



J. Franklin Collins. 



This amendment is proposed in order to give the Chapter a 

 little revenue for postage, printing, etc. At present much of the 

 Chapter expense has been met by Mrs. Smith. — A. J. G. 



The Chapter is to be congratulated that Dr. Best has con- 

 sented to become a candidate, as there is no one better qualified 

 for the position than he. Very few students in this country have 

 the knowledge of our common mosses that is possessed by Dr. 

 Best, as any one will have discovered that has been fortunate 

 enough to correspond with him. — A. J. G. 



The printer made two or three serious errors in my Keys to 

 Vt. Mosses and I have prepared a set of printed corrections to 

 be supplied to Chapter members for a self-addresaed stamped en- 

 velope. — A. J. G. 



The July number was issued June 28. 



