64 AMERICAN FERN JOURNAL 
Mrs. Edward A. Eames, 155 Bryant St., Buffalo, N. 
Y., wishes to purchase a copy of Eaton’s Ferns of North 
America. 
Mr. Clarkson has interested himself in our campaign 
for new members to such good effect that he has added 
seven names to our membership list. We cannot help 
speculating as to the result if one in three of our entire 
membership should take action. We have visions of 
an enlarged Fern Journal with a frontispiece in color for 
each number issued six times per year. 
The Editors tender their best thanks to Miss Ida A. 
Stebbins for a gift of ten dollars for illustrations. 
The editors are about ready to believe in the existence 
of a special evil spirit whose sole business is to prevent 
the prompt appearance of the Journau. Last year, the 
post office was its agent; this spring, just as no. 2 was 
ready and in the printers’ hands, their establishment was 
put completely out of action by labor troubles. Not 
until now have we been able to issue this number. The 
delay is particularly unfortunate because of the sugges- 
tions for the season’s work contained in the notes and 
reports: we can only hope that members will bear these 
suggestions in mind for next year. 
The President has appointed the following committee 
to nominate officers for 1921:—Robert A. Ware, Chair- 
man, Miss Nellie Mirick and Harold W. Pretz. Prof. 
C. C. Plitt will be Judge of Elections. 
