THE PLANT WORLD 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF POPULAR ROTANV. 



F. H, KNOWLTON, Ph.D., Editor, U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C. 



Articles afid Notes on any subject of interest to plant-lovers are soltcited, and 



should be addressed to the editor. 



Subscription Price, $J.OO per annum. ^ Advertising Rates upon Application. 



WILLARD N. CLUTE & CO., Publishers, - - BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 



In presenting' a new journal for the consideration of the public it 

 is necessary to explain some of the reasons for its being, to outline its 

 scope and policy, and to state what, it is confidently hoped, it tnay ac- 

 complish. That there has been a great awakening, in recent years of 

 popular interest in plants and plant-life, can not be denied. From the 

 study of botany, which was regarded as an accomplishment to be com- 

 pared with music or a modern language, the study of the vegetable 

 kingdom has come to be a part of every liberal education, begmning 

 with the primary grades, and reaching to and beyond the university. 

 With this increase of attention it is but natural that many additions 

 should have been' made to our knowledge of plant-life, but much of 

 this information is still locked t:p in the more or less technical lan- 

 guage of science. The chosen field of this journal will be to divest 

 this language of its technicality, and to present the facts in readable 

 form, but without the sacrifice of scientific accuracy. It will therefore 

 be intermediate between the numerous stricily technical journals and 

 the minor publications. 



In this broad intermediate field, which is now practically unfilled, 

 it is hoped to make the Plant World widely useful. It will contain 

 articles that will be helpful and stimulating to the young or isolated 

 student. It will also embrace matter of value and interest to students 

 and teachers of botany in the public schools, such as directions for the 

 preparation of material for study, outlines for the study of difficult 

 plant-groups, reviews of literature and seasonable hints and informa- 

 tion. The professional botanist will likewise find subjects and infor- 

 mation of interest. But above all the journal will have in mind the 

 needs of that large and growing class of readers who are interested 

 in plants and plant-phenomena, but who have no time or inclination 

 to undertake a systematic course of study in botany. It will aim to 

 interest as well as instruct. 



