THE PIvANT WORLD 309 



Editorial. 



With the present issue, completing its seventh volume, The Plant 

 World also finishes another chapter in its life history. The guiding 

 spirits of its editorial page give way to others, and the magazine acquires, 

 as it were, a new individuality which can not fail to waken new interest 

 among its friends and subscribers, many of whom have read the journal 

 regularly from its inception. 



Professor L^loyd brings to his new task the ripened experience not only 

 of an educator, but of a professional botanist. As stated in the prelim- 

 inary announcement last month he will be editor-in-chief, and will have 

 the editorial cooperation of the following board : Professor Charles E. 

 Bessey, of the University of Nebraska; Dr. H. M. Richards, of Barnard 

 College ; Dr. Burton E. Ivivingston, University of Chicago ; Dr. D. S. 

 Johnson, Johns Hopkins ; Dr. Tracy E. Hazen, Columbia University ; 

 Professor C. Stuart Gager, New York State Normal College ; Professor 

 W. F. Ganong, Smith College ; and Mr. Charles Louis Pollard, Spring- 

 field, Mass. After mature consideration. Professor Lloyd has decided to 

 reduce the subscription price again to one dollar, with a special price of 

 seventy-five cents to members of the Wild Flower Preservation Society. 

 This will be welcome news to many readers who have felt the increased 

 price of the last year as a hardship. For the present the magazine will 

 remain at its present size, but will be enlarged as circumstances warrant. 

 It will remain the oflBcial organ of the Wild Flower Preservation Society, 

 but the latter will not attempt to maintain a regular monthly page as 

 heretofore, publishing articles and reports only from time to time as 

 needed. 



As we close the editorial desk and vacate the chair in favor of our 

 successor, we can offer the latter no more encouraging wish than that he 

 may have the continued support of the many good friends on our sub- 

 scription list, which we trust may grow apace. The task of the past four 

 years has been a pleasant one, and it is only natural that we should relin- 

 quish it with the keenest regret. A happy and prosperous New Year to 

 the new Plant World ! 



The attention of all readers is directed to the important business 

 announcement on the first advertising page of this issue. We trust the 

 unusual size of the magazine this month will in a measure compensate 

 for the delay in its publication. ^' 



