EDITORIAL. 



Constancy seems to be one of the cardinal virtues of fern 

 students for the names written down at the head of our sub- 

 scription list, nearly ten years ago, are still there, with trifling 

 exceptions. During this time we have not been unmindful of the 

 personal interest that these subscribers, as well as those who 

 joined us later, have taken in this journal — the kind of interest 

 that prompts many of them to speak of it as "our magazine," and 

 to be ever on the alert to capture the elusive new subscriber. We 

 have thoroughly appreciated, also, the encouraging letters, help- 

 ful suggestions, friendly counsel and kindly criticism received, 

 and although we have not always been able to reply personally to 

 such letters, we have been none the less gratified at receiving 

 them. Without the aid of the friends who have thus made our 

 cause their own, we know that the Fern Bulletin would have 

 achieved a much smaller measure of success, and now, as we turn 

 towards a new decade of fern study, we take the opportunity to 

 thank all who have contributed to our past advancement. 



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So many subscribers have recently expressed their intentions 

 of having their Fern Bulletins bound, that we take the liberty 

 of calling atention to the work of the Messrs. Neumann Brothers, 

 of No. 7 East 16th street, New York. The editor's own copies 

 are bound by this firm and he takes pleasure in stating that he has 

 never seen better examples of book-binding for the money. The 

 trouble with small volumes bound by the ordinary book-binder is 

 that the backs are too stiff and the books cannot be opened easily, 

 nor will they stay open. Books bound by the Neumanns open 

 easily and stay open, but without the least suggestion of being 

 loosely put together. The binding on the editor's copies is of gray 

 cloth with gilt lettering on side and back. A model is always kept 

 at the book-binders, and those who wish their copies bound, need 

 only send them to these binders with a request that they be bound 

 like the editor's, to be sure of a good job. Single volumes are 

 bound for 75 cents, hut if preferred two volumes may be bound 

 as one for the same price. Any color of covers may be selected 



