THE LINNAEAN FERN CHAPTER. 



OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. 



— The election in October resulted in the following officers for 

 1899: President, Alvah A. Eaton ; Vice-President, W. A. Murrill; 

 Secretary, Will R. Maxon ; Treasurer, James A. Graves. The 

 full report of the Judge of Elections will appear in the annual 

 report. 



— The annual report, which will be ready in January, will con- 

 tain in addition to the reports of officers, a list of all members. 

 Any changes of address, etc., should be reported to either the 

 secretary or treasurer at once. 



— It has been thought best for the Chapter to publish the papers 

 read at the Boston meeting and they will be issued in neat booklet 

 form early in the year. If there are any who have not yet 

 ordered a copy, they should do so at once if they wish to secure 

 one. — C. 



— New members have been admitted to the Chapter since the 

 last notice, as follows: Active — Mrs Joseph Mann, 583 Carroll 

 street, St. Paul, Minn. Associate— Rev. W. L. Chaffin, North 

 Easton, Mass. ; Miss Alice E. Dacy, 28 Ward street, South Boston, 

 Mass. ; Miss Mary E. Hart, Western College, Oxford, Ohio. 



— Specimens of Pell<za atropurpurea are offered to members of 

 the Chapter by Mr. C. F. Saunders, 307 Walnut street, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. Five cents for postage should be enclosed with re- 

 quests for specimens. Mr. Alvah A. Eaton, Seabrook, N. H., 

 offers germinating bulblets of Lycopodium lucia 7 ielum, to any 

 member sending him a stamped and self-addressed envelope. — C 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



The proposition to amend the Constitution, by making dues 

 of active and associate members the same, and at the same time 

 limiting the number of active members to one hundred, has been 

 very carefully considered and it is believed will meet with the ap- 

 proval of the Chapter. For some time the cost of the various 

 publications sent to associate members has exceeded the revenue 

 from their dues, and as a still greater number of such publications 

 will be issued in the future, this increase in dues seems only just. 



