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We have learned that one or two members failed to re- 

 ceive the previous number of the Journal. If there are 

 others whose copy went astray, a letter or postal to the 

 managing editor will receive prompt attention. 



Any requests for sample copies should also be sent to 

 Mr. Winslow, as well as new subscriptions for the Journal . 

 Applications for membership should be sent to the secre- 

 tary, Mr. Hopkins. 



With reference to the preceding paragraph, it is pos- 

 sible that a brief statement of the conditions and advan- 

 tages of membership in the Society may be of interest to 

 some who are now subscribers only. This is suggested 

 by the receipt of a new subscription from a contributor 

 to the pages of the Journal. 



The first condition of membership is interest in ferns, 

 or the work of the Fern Society. The second is the 

 payment of the annual dues of one dollar. Anyone 

 wishing to join may do so by merely sending name and 

 dues to our Secretary, Mr. L. S. Hopkins, Kent, Ohio. 



What are the advantages of joining? The possible 

 advantages are numerous, depending upon the particular 

 interests of the person. The Journal is the first perhaps 

 to be noted. In the past, it has comprised 128 pages 

 per year. For 1913, it is likely to offer more than that 

 if the treasury of the Society will permit. The use of 

 the Society Herbarium is a second advantage. Mem- 

 bers may borrow any specimen it contains for study. 

 Members interested in collecting ferns are urged to send 

 to the Journal for publication statements of what they 

 particularly want, or to write to any member in any 

 part of the country for exchanges. The last Annual 

 Report contains a complete list of members. Members 

 have in the past arranged field collecting trips for 

 their locality. More of these should be scheduled and 

 announced in the Journal. 



