16 THK PI.ANT WORI.D 



The Wild Flower Preservation Society 



of America. 



The new membership dues of the Society are now in effect. Mem- 

 bers desiring The Plant World will pay $1.50 a year, and bills will 

 be sent to them on the assumption that they will wish to receive this 

 publication, in which all the news of the Society and essays relating to 

 plant protection are printed. Those who do not wish the magazine will 

 pay annual dues of fifty cents, and should notify the Secretary to that 

 effect when their present subscription expires. All correspondence should 

 be addressed to Mrs. N. L,. Britton, Secretary, New York Botanical 

 Garden, Bronx Park, New York City ; but dues may be sent direct to the 

 Treasurer, Dr. C. E. Waters, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 



We print herewith a full list of the Patrons and Fellows of the Society 

 to January 1, 1904. The life membership fund, composed of contribu- 

 tions from this source, now amounts to $600, and ought to reach $1,000 

 by additional enrollments before the opening of the spring season. 



PATRONS. 



Mrs. George Lewis, New York City. 



Miss Caroline Phelps-vStokes, New York City. 



Miss Olivia E. Phelps-Stokes, New York City. 



FELLOWS. 

 Mrs. P. Hackley Barhydt, New York City. 

 Mr. J. Hall Browning, Teuafly, N. J. 

 Miss M. W. Bruce, New York City. 

 Mr. H. T. Estabrook, Boston, Mass. 

 Mr. George W. Fiss, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Mr. Weston S. Gales, New York City. 

 Mr. Archer M. Huntington, New York City. 

 Dr. George G. Kennedy, Readville, Mass. 

 Miss Caroline Phelps-Stokes, New York City. 

 Miss Olivia E. Phelps-Stokes, New York City. 

 Mrs. Joseph M. White, New York City. 

 Miss V. S. White, New York City. 



Reprints of the following will be supplied to all members who desire 

 them. They should be circulated freely. 



A CHRISTMAS OUTRAGE. 



The following clippings tell their own story. Thej- should afford the 

 strongest argument that can be advanced for an active, united movement 

 against the extravagant use of evergreens at Christmas. Think what it 

 would mean if the supply of coniferous trees, already being sacrificed by 



