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THE FERN BULLETIN 



and also our illustrations of curious or interesting ex- 

 otic species. These two features, alone, we feel sure 

 will be of the greatest usefulness to fern students and 

 worth the cost of the magazine. The check-list of 

 North American Fernworts will be completed in this 

 volume ; additional fern-floras of the States published 

 and various new species and forms which we have in 

 hand will be described and illustrated. Notwithstand- 

 ing this, we wish to impress it upon our readers that 

 we are very desirous that they shall take part in the 

 making of the magazine and earnestly invite notes and 

 articles in our line. The department of Ptericlodograph- 

 ica should be especially remembered when you have 

 a note that will not do for a long article. The maga- 

 zine will be issued on time if copy accumulates fast 

 enough ; otherwise it will be issued when the editor 

 accumulates time enough. 



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In this issue, bills to the end of 1908 are sent out 

 to all subscribers. They will be found facing the 

 frontispiece. Those who have any doubts as to our 

 ability to deliver the two missing numbers, need not 

 pay their subscriptions until these are received. If 

 any there be whose subscriptions expired at the end of 

 1907 and who do not wish to continue, they may elect 

 to receive the first two numbers of 1908 in lieu of the 

 missing numbers or they will be sent these numbers 

 when printed, just as they choose. Unless notified we 

 shall suit ourselves in the matter. 



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There is just as much of an evolution in fern study 

 as there is in any other department of human en- 

 deavor. The first plant gatherer's interest in ferns 



