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also to increase its attractiveness by more matter and more 

 illustrations, to which end more members are required to 

 cover the additional outlay. Several of the members have 

 assisted him greatly by enlisting fresh subscribers among 

 their friends, and he earnestly asks the rest of them to do 

 the like whenever opportunity presents itself. A free copy 

 will be sent on receipt of the name and address, and the 

 small subscription of 5s. per annum, entitling to four 

 Gazettes and membership, i.e. association for mutual 

 benefit with fellow fern lovers, is surely little enough. 



THE AUGUST MEETING. 



Due notice of this meeting, which will be held this year 

 at Arnside, will be issued beforehand, and it is hoped that 

 the central position of the rendezvous will enable a large 

 number of the members and also friends to be present. 

 Thanks to our member, Mr. T. G. H. Eley, we are enabled 

 to accompany this Gazette by an interesting little guide to 

 Arnside and its locality, which is sufficiently within the 

 ferny domain of Lakeland to justify the hope of some 

 good " finds " during the excursions which it is intended 

 to make prior to the meeting, in connection with which 

 excursions a contribution to the expense ex the Society's 

 funds was voted at the last annual meeting at Barnstaple. 



As forming the completing number of Vol. T. of the 

 Gazette, we have included a title page and also a table of 

 the contents of the twelve numbers concerned, plus a list 

 of the members up-to-date, so as to enable them to be 

 bound up into what we think will be considered by every 

 fern lover as a very interesting and acceptable volume. 



We have a sad note to conclude with, as our members 

 will learn with extreme regret that our President, Mr. 

 Alexander Cowan, has recently suffered the sad loss of his 

 wife, and we are sure that one and all will accord him their 

 heartfelt sympathy in his bereavement. 



Thk Editor. 



