American Fern Society 107 



Notice to Delinquent Members. 



The attention of the members is called to the provi- 

 sion of the new Constitution as to delinquent members. 

 The Council will feci obliged to enforce the rules and 

 this is the last number of the Journal which will be 

 sent to members who are too far in arrears. 



C. H. Bissell, President. 



The election of new officers this year will be the first 

 to be held under the new Constitution. It is to be 

 hoped that a large number of members may avail them- 

 selves of the opportunity of voting. 



Notice should be taken of the change in price of back 

 numbers indicated on the second page of the cover. 

 The need of increasing the price brings realization of the 

 fact that the Journal is now in its fifth year of publi- 

 cation, tho first number having been issued in August, 

 1910. With another number the fourth volume will 

 be completed. It may be of interest to note that the 

 copy for this number is entirely assured, the greater 

 part of it being already in galley proof. It was most 

 desirable to keep the present number within the space 

 of twenty-four or twenty-eight pages in order to com- 

 plete the year entirely on the income at present absolutely 

 assured. But it proved difficult to cut the present num- 

 ber, so the paring will have to fall on the last number for 

 the year, unless some generous member is moved to 

 send the treasurer a money order (check will probably 

 be accepted) to cover any deficit caused by last number. 

 If only the delinquents referred to in the paragraph 

 above would meet their obligations, we could issue not 



