NOTES AND COMMENT 



During the past five years several new journals have appeared 

 which are devoted to the various departments of botanical science. 

 In spite of this fact it is not always possible for an author to secure 

 prompt publication, particularly for a paper of more than 20 to 30 

 pages. It has been the custom of The Plant World for several 

 years to publish papers of undue length, or with numerous illustra- 

 tions, only when the author was willing to meet a portion of the extra 

 expense thus incurred. We are always ready to publish long or heavily 

 illustrated papers, in their due turn, if payment is made for the num- 

 ber of pages in excess of 15 and the number of illustrations in excess 

 of 4. Henceforth The Plant World will also offer to give immediate 

 publication (in 30 to 80 days) to any paper which is otherwise accept- 

 able, regardless of its length, if payment is made for the total number 

 of pages. The charge per page in either case is $2.75, the actual cost 

 of such pul)lication being about $3.75 per page for average matter. 

 Papers published under this plan will be added to the regular contents 

 of the issue and will be dated and specially designated. Papers in 

 which more than 20% of the total space is taken up with illustrations, 

 tabular matter and footnotes can not be considered under this arrange- 

 ment. We hope to be able in this manner to assist the authors of ex- 

 tended contributions, both by offering prompt publication and by 

 charging a rate per page which does not include the overhead expenses 

 of this journal and does not include the entire cost of production — ■ 

 such rebate being given in recognition of the value of the longer papers 

 to this journal. 



A tract of about 600 acres of virgin pine timber was recently brought 

 to light in southeastern New Hampshire by Prof. R. T. Fisher and 

 Dr. I. W. Bailey, of the Bussey Institution. The whole aspect of this 

 forest is said to be different from that of other old stands of timber 

 in New England, and species of birds are to be found there which 

 occur in virgin timber far removed from New Hampshire. Plans are 

 being laid for a thorough biological study of this rare remnant of 

 forest, and it is to be hoped that measures can also be taken for its 

 absolute preservation. 



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