EDITORIAL 



This magazine is probably the only one in America 

 with three classes of subscribers, but this does not mean 

 that we offer a choice of prices. The regular price of the 

 magazine is $1.25 a year and the only way it may be 

 obtained for less is by subscribing for two years or more 

 in advance at the reduced rate. When we last raised the 

 price we were mindful of the support given us by old 

 subscribers and we have consequently not raised the price 

 to them. All who were on our lists on March 15th, last, 

 will be billed at $1.00 a year as long as they remain sub- 

 scribers. To get on this list at present, one must sub- 

 scribe for two years in advance and ask to be transferred 

 to it. Those who expressly ask us to continue sending 

 the magazine until it is ordered stopped, may pay during 

 the year whenever it is convenient and so avoid the loss 

 of copies in case their subscription has lapsed. Then there 

 is the "permanent" list at 75 cents a year, no longer open 

 to the public but containing the names of a large number 

 of working botanists who have supported the magazine 

 for a long time, in many cases since the beginning. Names 

 dropped from this list cannot be restored and no new- 

 comers can break into the company. A large number of 

 subscriptions fall due with this number and we would ask 

 subscribers to note the class to which they belong and pay 

 accordingly. 



