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any at Cornell, where he had been Head of the Depart- 
ment since 1896, and had gone to the west coast of the 
U. S. to collect fungi, a group which had occupied his 
main attention for many years. Earlier in his career 
he had given considerable attention to the study of 
ferns and had contributed important researches on their 
morphology and physiology. 
Dr. Benedict has generously presented to the Society 
a number of copies of reprints of articles by him, for 
distribution to the members. The articles are as follows: 
Studies in the Ophioglossaceae—III: Key to Botrychium in 
North America: Group of B. ternatum. (Reprinted from Torreya, 
Oct., 1909. 
A peculiar Habitat for Camptosorus. (Reprinted from Torreya, 
Jan., 1910.) 
Some modern Varieties of the Boston Fern at their Source. (Re- 
printed from Journ. N. Y. Bot. Gard., Sept., 1915.) ‘ 
Some horticultural Fern Variations. (Reprinted from Amer. 
Fern Journ., March, 1916.) 
Copies of any or all of these reprints may be obtained 
by members on application to the Secretary, accom- 
panied by two cents for postage. 
The editors earnestly hope that the older members 
will be moved to action by Mr. Winslow’s example and 
accept his invitation to contribute to the JouRNAL 
reminiscences of the early days of the Society. We have 
already in hand something of this general character in 
the shape of a very interesting letter written some years 
ago by Raynal Dodge and describing in much more de- 
tail than anything hitherto published his work which 
led to the discovery of Dryopteris simulata and D. cris- 
tata x marginalis. Recollections of old times and the 
elder fern-lovers and fern-students, so many of whom 
have passed away, will be weleome for the JOURNAL. 
