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Cheilanthes, and we are able to form a fair opinion of 

 what the work as a whole will be. In the reviewer's 

 opinion it is certain to prove absolutely indispensable to 

 all who work with the ferns. The valid species are 

 printed in black-faced type, the synonyms in Roman, and 

 the gardeners' varieties in italic. Following each entry 

 is the full citation of the place of publication. The valid 

 species have their geographical distribution recorded and 

 the synonyms are referred to the species under which 

 they belong. The work is based upon the system of 

 Engler and Prantl, but Hooker and Baker's " Synopsis 

 Filicum " and Christ's " Farnkrauter der Erde " have 

 been carefully consulted, and the author has had the 

 assistance of Dr. Christ in the preparation of the manu- 

 script. The entire work, which has required several 

 years of preparation, is now ready for printing, and the 

 publication is to proceed rapidly as soon as the size of 

 the edition can be ascertained. Fern collectors will find 

 this work second only to " Synopsis Filicum " in im- 

 portance and will no doubt welcome the opportunity to 

 subscribe for it. To carry the work through to comple- 

 tion rapidly the author needs about one hundred more 

 subscribers. 



THE AMERICAN FERN SOCIETY. 



Formerly Linnccan Fern Chapter. 



Messrs. R. C. Benedict, Syracuse, X. Y.. and Chas. C. 

 Deam, Bluffton, Ind., Mrs. Frank B. Comins. Sharon, 

 Mass., and Miss M. E. Fox, Portland. Maine, have re- 

 cently joined the Society. 



As this number goes to press, the annual election is 

 being held. All the present officers have been renomi- 

 nated, and in order to give members a choice, Mr. F. G, 

 Floyd. 'West Roxbury, Mass.. has been named as candi- 

 date for president of the Society, Mr. J. B. Flett of 

 Tacoma, Wash., for vice president, Miss Elmira E. 

 Noyes, Portsmouth. Ya.. for secretary, and Mrs. O. P. 



