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Preservation Society were nrade, and additional enrollments from 
this source are being received daily. In Syracuse twelve mem- 
bers organized a local chapter immediately after the lecture, and 
this body wil] take active measures for the protection of the rare 
ferns growing in that vicinity. 
I think I may say confidently that the cause of plant protection 
has been benefited by this trip, from the fact that it has been pos- 
sible to point out the active necessity for it. In general, it is dif- 
ficult for persons living in the great prairie country of our central 
western states to realize the dangers that menace wild plants in 
the East, for there the species usually occur in abundance, and 
extermination is usually one of the results of clearing the timber 
and cultivating the land, and is rarely due to the thoughtlessness 
or vandalism of individuals. The effort was made, accordingly, 
to impress on the people of the western states the importance of 
codperation ; while in the East, on the other hand, it was en- 
deavored to point out the actual dangers caused by human 
agencies, and a personal appeal was directed against indiscrimin- 
ate flower picking and the purchasing of wild flowers on the 
streets. 
I am convinced that lectures of this type can be delivered with 
profit in many more of our eastern cities where the need of mis- 
sionary work is strong. In case the income of the Stokes fund 
should be again utilized for this purpose, it would give me pleas- 
ure to suggest an itinerary based on correspondence with many 
persons interested in this subject. 
Respectfully submitted, 
HARLES Louis POLLARD, 
Secretary Wild Flower Preservation Society. 
THE EXPOSITION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY 
OF HORTICULTURE OF FRANCE. 
The National Society of Horticulture of France opened its 
spring exposition on May 2oth on the esplanade of the Cours la 
Reine in the great glasshouse where were held the horticultural 
