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copies will be issued to supply orders. The cost will be less than 

 twenty-five cents a copy. One person may subscribe for several 

 copies if he chooses. No cash is to be paid until the volume is 

 ready, but all who wish a copy should notify the editor of the 

 Fern Bulletin at once, by postal, stating number of copies de- 

 sired, as no extra copies will be issued. All members of the Chap- 

 ter will want a copy of this report ; no one who loves ferns can 

 afford to be without it. The volume will appear as soon as it 

 can be learned how many copies need be issued. — C. 



— The dues of about a dozen members of the Fern Chapter re- 

 main unpaid for 1898/ Our invariable rule is not to send copies 

 of the Bulletin to those in arrears for dues, but as soon as these 

 are paid, the back numbers for the year will be sent. Members 

 who pay up now, will not only receive the volume for 1898, but 

 will be entitled to vote at this election, and be sent a copy of the 

 pamphlet " Ferns of the Upper Susquehanna," which has recently 

 been mailed to members. — C. 



— It is certainly remarkable that during the six years that the 

 Fern Chapter has been in existence, every quarter has been 

 marked by an increase in membership. A roll of a hundred mem- 

 bers was once considered to be unattainable; now, five hundred 

 would not be thought too large. The following members have 

 been admitted since July, bringing our list up to one hundred and 

 nineteen: Active — Miss Mary Andrews, 283 Elizabeth St., New 

 York City ; Miss Agnes W. Lincoln, 10 Island Ave., Medford, 

 Mass. ; Mrs. Addie Howarth, Amesbury, Mass. ; Mr. Walter R. 

 Davis, 139 Park St., Newton, Mass. ; Mrs. W. R. Davis, 139 Park 

 St., Newton, Mass. Associate — Mrs. Willis Baldwin, Hunter, 

 Greene Co., N. Y. ; Miss Ella A. Noyes, 12 Essex St., Newbury - 

 port, Mass. ; G. A. Woolson, Pittsford Mills, Vt. ; Mr. Phillips 

 Barry, 33 Ball St., Roxbury, Mass. The names of all members 

 admitted during the year will be added to the list of members in 

 the annual report issued in January. — C. 



Election of Officers. 



The sixth annual election of officers for the Chapter will be 

 held in October. As required by the Constitution, the Executive 

 Council have nominated two candidates for each office as follows: 



For President— Alvah A. Eaton, Seabrook, N. H. ; H. A. 

 Green, Chester, S. C. For Vice-President — W. A. Murrill, Ithaca, 



