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much further development. It is likely that summer meetings will 

 come to be a regular part of the Fern Chapter's program. — C. 



Chapter Ferns. 



It is not a fern but a fern ally that is offered this quarter. 

 Members who care for specimens of Selaginella apus may have 

 them by sending a request with stamped self-addressed envelope 

 to the editor of this journal. Those who wish to aid less fortu- 

 nate members by distributing the more desirable ferns are re- 

 quested to communicate with the President. — C. 



New nembers. 



In the five years that the Fern Bulletin has been published 

 not a single issue has appeared without adding new names to the 

 Chapter. During the last quarter we have gained the following: 

 Active— Miss Margaret Slosson, Pittsford, Vt.; A. O. Hastings, 

 253 Nineteenth street, Milwaukee, Wis.: Mrs. H. T. Brown, Hill- 

 crest, Winchester, Mass. Associate — John A. Wheeler, Milford, 

 N. H.: Lloyd T. Stephenson, Chat, Lassen County, Calif. At the 

 end of the present year a new list of members will be published. 

 All who intend to join the Chapter should do so at once, that 

 their names may appear on this list. — C 



Election Notice. 



The fifth annual election of the Chapter will be held in Octo- 

 ber. As required by the Constitution, the Executive Council 

 have nominated two candidates for each office, as follows : 



For President, Will R. Maxon, Oneida, N. Y. ; C. E. Wat- 

 ers, Baltimore, Md. For Vice-President, Prof. W. Alphonso 

 Murrill, Staunton, Va. ; Mrs. A. D Dean, Scranton, Pa. For Sec- 

 retary, C. K. Dodge, Port Huron, Mich. ; Alvah A. Eaton, Sea- 

 brook, N. H. For Treasurer, Mrs. M. L. Stevens, Cambridge, 

 Mass. ; Jas. A. Graves, Susquehanna, Pa. 



These nominations will not prevent members from voting for 

 any person not nominated, if so inclined : in fact, such expression 

 of opinion is desired and will be of assistance in making up the 

 next list of candidates, if the persons so voted for are not elected. 

 The President has appointed Miss Elmira E. Noyes. 430 High 

 Street, Portsmouth, Va., as Judge of Elections, to whom all votes 

 should be sent. Balloting ends October 31st. Votes should be 

 sent by postal card, and all are urged to vote. — C. 



