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many of our silent members should endeavour to follow. 

 In this way they, as will be seen, not only supply matter 

 directly of interest to their fellow members, but can also 

 inspire the Editor hiaiself by suggesting questions to deal 

 with. He asks them, also, to keep the Society in mind 

 when visited by Fern-loving friends, to the end that the 

 membership be increased and the Gazette improved. 

 Specimen copies will always be sent on receipt of 

 application from possible members, and the small sub- 

 scription of 5s. per annum — from August to August — 

 entitling to four issues of the Gazette and all the 

 privileges of membership, should certainly not form an 

 obstacle to joining to any real Fern lover. 



The subscription for 1912-13 is now due, and the 

 Hon. Secretary would be obliged by its remittance at 

 an early date to his address, 11, Shaa Road, Acton, 



London, W. 



As was arranged last x\ugust, Mr. Cranfield and the 

 Editor will shortly visit Devon and Dorset to select by 

 personal inspection a suitable place for the Annual Meeting, 

 particulars of which will be duly announced. 



The Editor. 



P.S. — The Editor would remind those new members 

 who may have received but a portion of the Gazette issues 

 that he has only about half a dozen bound copies left of 

 Vol. I. (No3. I to 12) for issue to members only at 3s. gd., 

 post free, 304 pages, with contents, many illustrations, and 

 the Editor's portrait, a really presentable book, of which 

 no further issue is at all likely. 



