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dents who do not care to write for Fern Bulletin, but 

 such are apparently forgetful, of the fact that these 

 people do not write for any other publication. Consult 

 the index to current literature for proof of this. There 

 has been an evolution in fern study as well as in other 

 things. New species are not as plentiful as formerly, 

 and ranges have been pretty carefully mapped. The 

 advent of several fern books has made the haunts and 

 habits of ferns well known to us and the whole subject 

 is so well known that there is not much left to write 

 about. Those clamorous individuals who do not write, 

 should first prove that they can! But granting that 

 any member does not care to publish in this magazine, 

 there is the Annual Report in which to publish. A 

 careful executive council ought to save a large part of 

 that sixty-five dollars for the publishing of many ex- 

 cellent articles in this report.. 



One objection often urged against this magazine is 

 that it has often been late. In this it shares the criti- 

 cism with all the other botanical publications. On the 

 first week in January we received copies of four 

 prominent botanical magazines all dated December 1st. 

 A magazine that does not pay its editor but is issued 

 primarily as a hobby, must not be expected to come 

 out on time. It comes out when the editor can get it 

 out. Some delays in Fern Bulletin however, have been 

 due to delays of the officers. Subscribers have received 

 their copies two weeks before members of the Society 

 received theirs but this is in no way the fault of the 

 publisher. 



The real reason for a proposed new magazine is not 

 to be found in the foregoing. The things urged in 

 favor of a new magazine are excuses, not reasons. 

 The only real reason for a change is that the altitude of 



