American Fern Journal 
Vol. I AUGUST, 1910 No. 1 
FOREWORD 
About six months ago, a vote was taken to. delerming 
whether the American Fern Society was in sete of 
owning and ‘publishing | its official journal. The poll 
showed sixty in favor, ten opposed, and 
a indifferent, ‘clearly a sti i 
new journal 
_ As to the advisability 3 of Carine a new jocmial, | ‘the 
are at least two reasons for such action, from which 
_ few members can dissent. First, the eR that 
the present official organ may be discontinued when it — 
3 has reached its twentieth: volume, or even sooner, “as 
