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ested persons, and it is safe to say that more are interested in 

 this subject than ever before. 



Much yet remains to be done. There is an opportunity for 

 some one to make a list of our common plant names, after the 

 fashion of Holland & Britten's Dictionary of English Plant 

 Names. 



Our publishers, too, have an opportunity to popularize our 

 native flora by issuing cheap editions of works, with colored 

 illustrations. A picture is wonderfully helpful as a means of 

 identification. 



In concluding, the speaker warned people against destroying 

 species, and said, " With a truer love for the beautiful, there 

 will be no danger, and, with a greater knowledge of our native 

 flora, will come the truer love." 



After the lecture Mr. Jackson exhibited about a hundred 

 mounted specimens of foliage and blooms of local flowers and 

 plants, and President Parker, as he put the motion to give the 

 speaker a vote of thanks, said that ]\Ir. Jackson had spoken of 

 giving the collection to the Horticultural Society. An interest- 

 ing general discussion followed, O. B. Hadwen, S. H. Record, 

 Arba Pierce and James Draper being among the participants. 



