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cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Whitwell for 

 his valuable services in the past. The Treasurer, Mr. 

 Wilson, being also precluded by his engagements from 

 continuing to hold the office now that the work had so 

 much increased, Mr. W. B. Cranfield very kindly con- 

 sented to take that office over, especially as this involved 

 a great saving of work, owing to his proximity in London 

 to the new Secretary, Mr. Druery. The rest of the 

 business was more or less formal, and terminated, after 

 the re-election of Mr. Alex. Cowan as President (and 

 Chairman on that occasion), in a hearty vote of thanks 

 to him for his services in that connection, and particularly 

 for the great trouble he had taken in making the needful 

 arrangements at Moffat for the accommodation of the 

 members. As usual on such occasions, fern hunting 

 parties were organized for the exploration of the district, 

 but as the weather was very fickle, heavy downpours of 

 rain, chilly gales, and general moist conditions handicapping 

 research materially, no very marked *' finds " turned up, 

 though a number of augustate and crispate forms of 

 Lastrea montana, the prevalent species, were discovered 

 of sufficient merit to be taken for growing on and testing, 

 prior to which it was hardly deemed safe to definitely name 

 them. By an unanimous vote, it was determined to hold 

 the 191 1 meeting at Barnstaple, in Devonshire, in order to 

 afford the many members in the Midlands and the North, 

 where the species are relatively much less numerous, an 

 opportunity of studying the more abundant and more 

 varied fern flora of the South of England, and also an 

 improved opportunity to South of England members to 

 be present, an arrangement of which the somewhat 

 restricted and local nature of the Society hitherto has 

 prevented the enjoyment. In view of the now established 

 position of the British Fern Gazette as an organ for the 

 dissemination of a wider knowledge of our beautiful fern 

 varieties, and for bringing our Native Fern lovers into closer 

 touch with each other, it is to be hoped that many such 



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