Since the last Annual Report was printed the follow- 

 ing have joined the Society: Miss Belle F. Fletcher, St. 

 Johnsbury, Vt.; Miss Carrie W. Ormsbee, Brandon, Vt. ; 

 Lewis S. Hopkins, Troy, Ohio ; Albert E. Scoullar, 144 

 Cherry Street, Elizabeth, N. J.; S. Fred Prince, Lincoln, 

 Neb. 5 and John A. Anderson, Dubuque, Iowa. The So- 

 ciety has grown steadily from the beginning, and from 

 certain plans which the officers have under consideration, 

 it is expected that an unusual increase in the membership 

 will occur before the end of the year. All who desire to 

 become members of the Society should address the Sec- 

 retary or Treasurer. 



A few of the old members have neglected to pay their 

 dues, and we take this opportunity of again calling atten- 

 tion to the fact. Doubtless these members feel that they 

 have been in the Society so long that it can well afford 

 to wait until they are ready to pay, and in one sense this 

 is quite true ; but on the other hand, the Society is com- 

 mitted to a policy of using the funds for the members, 

 instead of hoarding them up as is practiced in many 

 societies, and dues should therefore be paid as soon after 

 the first of the year as they conveniently can be. The 

 Society has always had money enough for running ex- 

 penses, but any extras that might be secured for mem- 

 bers are sometimes unobtainable because dues that are 

 needed are not in. 



The Advisory Council is at work preparing the list 

 of candidates to be voted upon at the coming election. 

 Any member who desires to nominate a candidate for 

 office in the Society is cordially invited to send such no- 

 tices to officers of the Council. The Council, it may 

 be said, consists of all the past Presidents of the Society. 



The last date at which members of the Society in good 

 standing can secure a copy of the new book on the Fern 

 Allies at the reduced rate to members has been fixed at 

 September 10th. This reduction has been given by the 

 author to the Society onl\\ and follows the general cus- 

 tom of members who have published books and pamphlets 

 on such subjects. 



