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mutually agreed otherwise, be reserved for announcements re- 
lating to Genetics. The advertisements shall be of a character 
acceptable to both the Editorial Board and the Botanic Garden. 
6. No charge is to be made to the Editorial Board for the 
storage of undistributed copies of the journal at the Brooklyn 
Botanic Garden, but if it becomes necessary to pay rental or 
insurance for storage accommodations outside the Botanic Garden 
buildings, such rental or insurance shall become a charge against 
the account of the journal. 
7. All publications received in exchange for the journal, except 
editorial exchanges, shall be deposited in the library of the Brook- 
lyn Botanic Garden, and shall become the permanent property of 
the Garden, and shall become subject to the regulations governing 
the administration of the library. 
8. If, and whenever, at any time, the gross income of the jour- 
nal, from all sources (including subscriptions, advertisements, the 
sale of back numbers and sets, and any subsidies or endowments), 
shall exceed the necessary expenses of publication, postage, 
stationery, business office assistance, etc., the surplus, either as 
principal or as interest on the same, shall be applied to improving 
the journal, either by increasing the number of pages, or the 
number or quality of the illustrations, or the quality of the paper, 
one or all, or in any other way, according as the editors and 
managements may jointly agree. 
9. Three free copies of Genetics shall be forwarded to the 
Managing Editor, but no other free copies shall be issued, except 
on the basis of exchange, as provided in paragraph seven above. 
10. The fiscal year of the journal shall end on November 30, 
and the Business Manager shall render an annual financial report 
to the Managing Editor. 
11. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden agrees to become responsible 
for any annual deficit not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300) 
a year. In consideration of this provision, the choice of printer, 
and the drawing of all contracts for printing and illustrating shall 
rest with the business management, and the Business Manager or 
publisher shall not be liable for any expenses incurred in the name 
of, nor on behalf of, the journal except by, or with the approval 
of, the Business Manager. 
