32 American Fern Journal 



While attending the annual meeting of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, held at 

 Atlanta about the first of the year, the editor took oppor- 

 tunity to make several collecting trips into the surround- 

 ing country on the lookout for ferns. Asplenium mon- 

 tanum, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Asplenium Bradleyi, and 

 Polypodia m polypodioides were perhaps the most inter- 

 esting ferns found. A few duplicates of these were 

 collected and may be had for the postage as long as they 

 last. 



It has been suggested that a field trip for members 

 of the Fern Society be scheduled in the neighborhood 

 of New York next summer. No definite locality has 

 been named as yet, the que >tion being one to be deter- 

 mined by the "preferences of those making the trip. 

 The limestone regions in ( Vntral New York about Syra- 

 cuse are of especial interest not only because of their 

 many ferns, including PhyUitis, but also because of 

 beautiful and interesting geological formations. The 

 neighborhood about New York City has interest for 

 fern students principally because of frequent swamps, 

 usually good hunting places for fern hybrids. Dryop- 

 teris simulata is within easy access, and Schizaea could 

 be reached by a clay's trip. The Catskill and the Lake 

 George region offer the chance of finding Polystichum 



Mr 



Let 



the editor hear about any other locality which ought to 

 be considered, but let him particularly have the names 

 of those who wish to be considered as probable attend- 

 ants at such a field trip, with a statement as to prefer- 

 ence as to locality and date best suited. 



Incidentally cannot members in other parts of the 

 country arrange for similar trips in their territory? The 

 pages of the Journal are open for preliminary notices 

 of such meetings. There is no better way to learn about 

 ferns than to get with other people interested in them. 



