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Wuerras, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, organized for the 
advancement and diffusion of a knowledge and love of plants, 
desires to cooperate with the Ecological Society of America in the 
publication of the proposed journal, it is, therefore, mutually 
agreed between the Ecological Society and the Botanic Garden 
as follows: 
1. The monthly journal now known as the Plant World shall 
be acquired and taken over by the Ecological Society according 
to such terms as it may agree upon with the Plant World Asso- 
ciation. 
2. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden shall assume no obligations 
and shall incur no responsibility as between the Plant World 
Association and the Ecological Society, and the Ecological Society 
of America hereby absolves the Brooklyn Botanic Garden from 
all such responsibility and obligations. 
3. The name “ Plant World” shall be discontinued as the major 
title of the new journal. 
4. The new journal shall be called Ecology. 
5. Underneath the name Ecology, on the front page of the 
cover of each issue and elsewhere in the publication as may be 
subsequently agreed upon, shall be printed the following state- 
ments, or statements substantially equivalent thereto. 
Continuing the Plant World 
Official Organ of the 
Ecological Society of America 
6. At or near the bottom of the front page of the cover of the 
journal, and elsewhere as may subsequently be agreed upon, shall 
appear the following statement of publication: 
Published 
In Cooperation with the Ecological Society of America 
by the 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden 
at 
(Address of the Printers) 
7. The Business Manager of the journal shall be the Brooklyn 
Botanic Garden, or such officer or member of staff as the Director 
of the Garden may from time to time designate. 
