Ware: LETTER TO THF MEMBERS 59 
printed, creditable in every way, and in which we can 
all take pride. 
We have a society herbarium, instituted through the 
initiative of the late Alvah A. Eaton and recently, by 
the commendable efforts of our present energetic curator, 
put into more available shape for use, from which any 
member may, by paying the cost of transportation, 
borrow authoritatively named specimens with —_— 
to compare his own. 
Finally we have the postal service, making communi- . 
cation easy. a 
Here, then, are resources at hand sufficient to ‘ie ae 
to us individually far more than most of us are at secret 
‘Tealizing. a 
I am disposed to believe that our nee g 
‘would welcome a larger intercourse. While 
_ there are those who are so occupied with their 
Ose that sad would find it er to take 
