THE PLANT WORLD 17 



tieth century should not lay pleasing unction to his soul that he has 

 satisfied the requirements of the age, unless, in the words of the old 

 maxim, he knows " everything of something, and something of every- 

 thing." 



The Plant World dons new robes in honor of its entry into the 

 twentieth century and the fourth year of its existence. Our recent 

 acquisition of the property and good-will of the Asa Gray Bulletin 

 together with a substantial increase in our subscription list during the 

 past year, has made it possible for us to enlarge the journal by four 

 pages, and to print it upon a superior quality of book paper manufac- 

 tured especially for us. The attractive new cover, designed by Mr. 

 John H. Pellen, an artist of the U. S. Geological Survey, will be ap- 

 preciated by all our readers. Mr. Cornelius L. Shear, who has joined 

 our editorial board, will take active charge of the cryptogamic depart- 

 ment, which he hopes to develop materially during the present volume. 



The Plant World has never been a money-making enterprise, and 

 it is intended by the management that profits shall be at once invested 

 in a betterment of the magazine until it reaches our ideal of usefulness 

 and effectiveness. At the same time, business judgment and sound 

 common sense both require that any commercial undertaking should 

 at least be self -paying, and we must secure additional subscribers 

 before that condition can be accomplished. The continued success of 

 The Plant World therefore depends upon two things : first, an 

 increase in the subscription list, and second, a copious supply of liter- 

 ary contributions, so that the editors may not be hampered in making 

 judicious selections. On another page we make some very tempting 

 offers to new subscribers, and we ask those who receive this issue of 

 The Plant World to circulate it freely among their friends, calling 

 attention to our advertisement, and to the fact that a sample copy will 

 be sent to anyone upon receipt of a one-cent stamp. 



