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ers, if there are to be any. He may then entertain a motion for the 

 appointment of a committee to report upon a plan of organization, or 

 the assembly may go into a committee of the whole and organize itself. 

 Permanent officers should in no case be selected until the permanent 

 organization has been completed. 



As a preliminary to business of any sort the chairman should read 

 to the assembh' Article IX of the By-Laws, governing the action of 

 local chapters, and one of the first duties of the secretary, when elected, 

 should be to report the organization to the undersigned, who will fur- 

 nish blanks for the enrollment of those who are not already members 

 of the national body, These enrollment blanks should be filled out 

 properly and returned, with the membership fee of one dollar. After 

 this the Chapter is free to carry out such work as it may deem best for 

 the cause, raising and disbursing its own funds, subject, however, to the 

 provision of the constitution that all matter intended for publication be 

 first submitted to the National Board of Managers. The local secretary 

 or other officer will, of course, be expected to send, from time to time, 

 for publication in The Plant Wokld, reports of the work that is being 

 carried on under the auspices of the Chapter. 



In large cities it would be well to arrange for a public meeting, with 

 an illustrated lecture or other attraction, to take place under the aus- 

 pices of the Chapter soon after its organization. At such a meeting 

 some officer should be stationed at the door with circulars and enroll- 

 ment blanks, as a large number of new members are usually attracted 

 in this way. It may be possible, when our funds have accumulated suf- 

 ficiently, to send out lecturers of prominence at the expense of the 

 societv. 



Circulars, essays, and other literature can be had at all times by 

 applying to the Secretary of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of 

 America, 1854 Fifth street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 



We clip the following appreciative review from The Practical Age : 

 " The suggestions by Mr. Knowlton on the preservation of plants 

 in the United States are of interest to every nature lover as well as to 

 those who have in addition a technical knowledge of botany. Mr. 

 Knowlton suggests the formation of a society for the protection of 

 plants in every locality, these societies to have a national head. The 

 members are requested first to excite sympathy with the movement by 

 sending printed protests against the destruction of plant life to news- 

 pai)ers and magazines in the respective locaKties. With the proper 

 sentiment aroused, it is thought that through the influence of such soci- 

 eties permanent legislation upon the matter, such as has been accom- 



