76 THE PLANT WOKLD 



THE WILD FLO\7ER PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 



An organization, under the above title, of persons interested in the 

 subject of the protection of native plants was duly effected in New York 

 city, on April 23, 1902. Details of organization were entnisted to a 

 committee consisting of Dr. N. L. Britton, Dr. D. T. MacDougal, Prof. 

 L. M. Underwood, Dr. Arthur Hollick and Mr. Charles Louis Pollard, 

 which committee met, drafted a series of by-laws and made nominations 

 of officers, all its recommendations being adopted by the society at an 

 adjourned meeting held the following day. It was also voted that The 

 Plant World should be designated as the official organ of the societj^ 

 and that the secretary should be empowered to arrange for a public 

 lecture in Washington, on some topic in line with the aims and objects 

 of the society. 



In accordance with the above recommendation, a lecture will be 

 given May 22, 1902, in the lecture hall of the U. S. National Museum, 

 by Dr. N. L. Britton, on the subject, " Some Wild Flowers in Need of 

 Preservation," illustrated by colored lantern slides. This lecture will 

 be open to the public, and all persons enrolling as members on or 

 before that date will be treated as charter members. 



The annual dues are one dollar for members ; for fellows, twenty- 

 five dollars ; for patrons, fift}^ dollars, fellows and patrons being exempt 

 from the payment of further dues. The Plant World is sent free to 

 members of all classes. Dues may be sent either to the treasurer or 

 the secretary. 



The officers for 1902 are as follows : President, Frederick V. Co- 

 ville, Washington City ; vice-president, D. T. MacDougal, New York 

 City ; secretary, Charles Louis Pollard, 1854 Fifth street, Washington, 

 D. C; treasurer, Mrs. Carolyn W. Harris, 125 St. Marks avenue, Brook- 

 lyn, New York ; managers, Mrs. N. L. Britton, New York City ; Miss 

 Alice Eastwood, San Francisco ; L. H. Bailey, Ithaca ; E. L. Morris, 

 Washington ; C. F. Millspaugh, Chicago, 111. ; C. D. Beadle, Biltmore, 

 N. C. ; Joseph Crawford, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Charles E. Bessey, Lin- 

 coln, Neb. ; Walter Deane, Cambridge, Mass. ; William Trelease, St. 

 Louis, Mo., and F. H. Knowlton, Washington City. 



The by-laws and additional details concerning the society will be 

 published in The Plant World for May. 



Charles Louis Pollard, Secretary. 



