EDITORIAL. 



It is due to Mr. W. W. Eggleston, whose " Fern Flora 

 of Vermont " appeared in the April number of this mag- 

 azine, to say that his article was pretty severely edited. 

 Mr. Eggleston believes in the so-called " new " nomen- 

 clature, and in his list used Dryopteris, Filix, Matteuc- 

 cia, and Pteridium. These generic names have no mean- 

 ing to students interested in comparing the flora of one 

 State with that of another by means of our fern floras, 

 and for that reason they were changed to those used in 

 the other lists. This was strongly against Mr. Eggles- 

 ton's inclination, although he kindly agreed to the change 

 being made. We trust that others who are preparing 

 articles of this kind for us will note our requirements 

 and the reasons for them. 



The writers of the Fern Floras of a large number of 

 the States have been selected, but work on them is not 

 progressing as rapidly as we could wish, for the present 

 issue finds us without a single flora for publication. It 

 is against our custom to hurry those who are preparing 

 matter for us, but we hope this notice will be sufficient 

 to produce more speed in their preparations. Among 

 the floras upon which work has been begun may be men- 

 tioned those of Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Penn- 

 sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Idaho, New Mexico, 

 and Mississippi. Eleven floras have already been issued, 

 namely, Vermont, New York, Montana, Washington, 

 Iowa, California, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Kentucky, 

 and Florida. 



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For the information of those who have recently joined 

 the Fern Society and those about to join, we wish to say 

 that while this journal is the official organ of the Society, 

 the two are not identical. All members receive the Fern 

 Bulletin free, but the magazines are paid for by the 

 Society. Any of our subscribers who join the Society 



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