THE BRYOLOGIST, 



A DEPARTMENT OF THE FERN BULLETIN, 



DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF NORTH AMERICAN MOSSES. 



EDITED BY DR. A. J. GROUT, PLYMOUTH, N. H., 

 To whom all correspondence regarding the mosses should be addressed. 



This department is issued separately at twenty-five cents a year. Sub- 

 scriptions should be addressed to the Fern Bulletin, Binghamton, N. Y. 



The Editor has received many gratifying comments from 

 subscribers and also many helpful suggestions. He takes this 

 means of thanking his numerous correspondents for their expres- 

 sions of friendly interest. 



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Quite a number have expressed a wish that the Bryologist 

 might appear of tener. We shall be only too glad to issue it of tener 

 as soon as our subscription list will warrant it. Therefore if you 

 would like the Bryologist oftener, get some new subscribers. 



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There seems to be a general desire for a Chapter for the study 

 of mosses organized on somewhat the same lines as the Fern 

 Chapter. The Editor has in mind a person who is exactly fitted 

 for the work of organizing such a Chapter, but he will not consent 

 to take up the work unless a sufficient number express themselves 

 interested. The Chapter will aim to aid students of mosses as 

 much as possible and the dues will be nominal, [t is desired that 

 all who wish to join such a Chapter communicate with the Editor 

 at once in order that the Chapter may be on a working basis be- 

 fore autumn. 



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Here are some of the comments on the keys in the Editor's 

 List of Vermont Mosses: 



" I have given the keys a good trial with my botany class to- 

 day. They are going to be a fine thing, and I congratulate you 

 upon them." — Prof. L. R. Jones, University of Vermont. 



"I find it (the List) excellent for acquainting our students 

 with our mosses of New York." — Prof. Carlton C. Curtis, In- 

 structor in Botany, Columbia University. 



"They work out very nicely and will be useful to students of 

 the local flora as well as to others of the neighboring states, who 

 should be tempted to emulate Dr. Grout's good example." — Mrs. 

 E. G. Brit ton in the Plant World for May, i8g8. 



