THE BRYOLOGIST 



\'()i,. ill. January, 1900. No. i. 



With this number The Bryologist begins an independent 

 existence. We hereby acknowledge our great indebtedness to our 

 late associate, The Fern Bulletin. Without that assistance neither 

 the Sullivant Moss Chapter nor The Bryologist could have at- 

 tained its present growth. This issue contains twelve pages and is 

 furnished with a cover. We hope that our reception will warrant 

 an increase to sixteen pages next year. A glance over our columns 

 for the past year will show that we number among our contributors 

 most of the prominent moss students of the United States. The 

 increase in price will, we feel sure, be more than made up to sub- 

 scribers by the increased value of the journal. 



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 We hope that every one, whether a member of the Moss Chap- 

 ter or not, will read carefully the Secretary's report. The Editor 

 himself scarcely expected such marked results from the first year's 

 work. Certainly an organization which accomplishes such results^ 

 is worth the careful consideration of every moss student. Such 

 consideration will lead to membership, we believe. 



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The success of the Sullivant Moss Chapter is due very largely 

 to the efforts of its Secretary, Mrs. Annie Morrill Smith, who has 

 devoted time, strength, and money to the work of the Chapter, to 

 an extent little realized except by a very few. Mrs. Smith's suc- 

 cess in the work of the Moss Chapter argues well for the future 

 of The Bryologist, since she has kindly consented to share the 

 burdens of editorship. We feel sure that all our readers will be 

 glad to welcome her as Associate Editor. 



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 Like all other publications, The Bryologist depends for its 

 success upon its meeting the wants of its constituency. The Editors 

 will be pleased to have moss students indicate to them those features 

 of the journal that have been most helpful, and also will be pleased 

 to receive suggestions; these will be adopted if they seem practicable. 



A. J. G. 



