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The result was that consideration was given by the General Assembly 

 of 1921 to a measure to prohibit the extinction of stations of rare plants 

 for commercial, or for other purposes. Because of the accessibility of 

 Vermont's favorite botanizing centers, due to modern means of travel, 

 a law of this kind is the only means of preventing total disappearance 

 of some of the rarest plants from the State's flora. 



We are glad to again welcome to the Bulletin an article which 

 does not come under the head of either plant or bird study. It has 

 been pointed out before that the Bulletin offers a medium for the 

 discussion of all phases of natural history of Vermont. Botanists and 

 ornithologists predominate in this State, but there are many who would 

 be interested in articles on the insects, reptiles and mammals. The 

 fungi have been much neglected during recent years. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT 



Xellie F. Flynn 



Business Meetings of the Year 



The 1920 summer meeting, at Tyson, was called to order by the 

 president, Dr. Ezra Brainerd. Ex-Gov. W. W. Stickney, of Ludlow, ad- 

 dressed the Clubs on the history of the region and the old post road, 

 which, in 1759, was built from Charleston, N. H., to Crown Point, N. Y., 

 under General Amherst. Mrs. W. H. Moore, of Woodstock, followed 

 with a delightful talk on the birds of the Black River Valley and she 

 whistled some of their songs. Several new members were elected. 



Members were notified to report promptly all new finds of plants 

 to Dr. George P. Burns, and to send duplicates to the State Herbarium. 

 Dr. A. J. Grout presented the matter of protecting the plants in 

 Smuggler's Notch, which is being denuded of ferns by the Gillette 

 Nursery Company of Southworth, N. J. He said that Goldie's fern 

 was gone, and a few others were about extinct. He suggested that the 

 president appoint a committee to draft a petition to the Legislature 

 or suggest other means to protect these wild plants. The chair named 

 Dr. Burns, Prof. G. H. Perkins, and Professor Grout as the committee. 

 Plans for the three days of the meeting were then talked over. 



