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Field Club and a leading spirit in the work of preserving 

 the beautiful tract of land and water known as the Mid- 

 dlesex Fells. Many other socities claimed him as a 

 member, among which may be mentioned the New Eng- 

 land Botanical Club, Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 

 American Fern Society. He served one term as presi- 

 dent of the last named society. 



GEORGE EDWARD DAVENPORT 



Probably no other American has contributed more to 

 our knowledge of ferns. For more than a quarter of a 

 century his notes and longer papers have been appearing. 

 The earliest papers apeared in Torrey Bulletin and 

 Botanical Gazette, while most of his recent work has ap- 



