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THE LINN^EAN FERN CHAPTER 



OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. 



President, C. E. Waters, Balti more, Md. 



Vice-President, Mrs. A. D. DlJ AN, Scranton, Pa. 



Secretary, Alvah A. Eaton, Seabrook. N. H. 



Treasurer, Jas. A. Graves, Susquehanna, Pa. 



Fern lovers are cordially invited to join the Chapter. Active member- 

 ship costs $1.00 annually ; Associate. 50c. This journal is sent to both classes 

 free. Application for membership should be made to either President or 

 Secretary. 



Items for this department s/iould be sent to Mr. C. E. Waters, Johns Hop- 

 kins University, Baltimore, Md. 



—Secretary Alvah A. Eaton, of Seabrook, N. H., offers to col- 

 lect and mail to any address a duplicate type herbarium specimen 

 of Isoetes Eatoni for ten cents Each specimen will consist of a 

 plant in its spring dress of long leaves, and one in its summer dress 

 of short leaves and ripe spores.— C. 



—Mrs. Julia E. Campbell, Long Beach, Calif., offers a frond of 

 Cheilanthes Californica to any member of the Chapter for 5 cts. 

 in stamps. They were collected at Eaton's Canon, Passadena, 

 Calif. Those who are able to collect our rarer ferns may render 

 a service to less fortunate members by having the free distribu- 

 tion of ferns in mind while collecting this summer, and adding a 

 few specimens to their stock for this purpose. — W. 



New Members. 



Seventy- six fern students are now members of the Fern Chap- 

 ter. One year ago, when our list of members was printed, it con- 

 tained but forty-two names, which shows a gain during the past 

 twelve months of thirty-four members. Those who have joined 

 since the April Bulletin was issued are nine in number — all 

 active members, The list follows : A. J. Grout, Columbia Uni- 

 versity, New York ; W. A. Bastedo, 121 W. 61st St., New York; 

 H. S Kitchel, South Bethlehem, Penna.; Miss Laura F. Kimball, 

 National City, San Diego county, Calif ; Miss Mary E. Jones, 

 1811 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, Md.: Miss Elizabeth Huger. 142 

 E. 18th St., New York ; Miss Carolina M. Wood, Mt. Kisco, West- 

 chester county, N. Y. ; Miss Elizabeth Whittlesey, Morris, Ct.; 

 Mrs. J. W. Humphrey, Woodstown, N. J. The many new mem- 

 bers added to the Chapter will require a revised list of members 

 to be issued in the near future. All who think of becoming mem- 

 bers should join at once in order to appear in this list. 



