472 ; The Botanical Gazette. [ December, 
is that zo such publication should be made. As I was one who de- 
clared himself willing to work, when the GazetrTe had said a great 
deal about the desirability of a work this kind, I shall try to show 
that it is not for my personal pleasure that I did so. en I was 
asked to present my idea in the GazetTe, and, afterwards, in Madi- 
son brought up the matter again, I thought that the GazeTre had 
laid the foundation, viz., showed reasons for publishing an annual 
or yearly list of botanical publications. From the the last article 
which causes these lines to appear, I understand that Mr. Swingle 
wishes either no annual at all, or one published in German or French. 
The Botanischer Jahresbericht cannot be relieved from the charge of 
neglect. A work of this kind, one of the most expensive periodicals 
Not many. French would give a worse result. 
_ Two publishers are still willing to take the annual. I repeat this, 
since it was not believed, as a fact. Such annuals as the one propose 
are generally well received, when complete. The Repertorium annuum 
botan. period. by Bohnensieg and Burck, if it had had good backing, 
would have been more useful than the Jahresbericht is; it containe 
it. 
ave great regard for Mr. Swingle’s obiections, therefore I tried to 
meet all of them. The Gazerre deemed the subject an important 
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