EDITORIAL 



The editor of this magazine has the distinction of being 

 the founder of no less than five scientific pubhcations, four of 

 which are stiU in existence. The oldest, the Fern BuUcfin, has 

 just completed a fifth of a century of uninterrupted publication 

 and although possessed of sufiicient circulation to enable it to 

 keep up the pace for at least half a century longer, other con- 

 siderations make it advisable for us to combine it with the 

 American Botanist to make a single larger and stronger publi- 

 cation. The first number of the new issue is now before our 

 readers. 



For the benefit of our old subscribers as well as those 

 who are now transferred from the Fern Bulletin list, we may 

 say that the present is in no sense a special number designed 

 to celebrate the combination, but is an example of exactly 

 what we expect to issue regularly in future. We are confident 

 that it is now a magazine that every botanist and botanizer 

 Avill find worthy of support. 



In view of the increased cost of manufacture, we have 

 decided to advance the price a bit and from this date, the 

 magazine will be $1.00 a year payable in advance. All special 

 oft'ers and reduced rates are hereby withdrawn. It is not in- 

 tended, however, that this advance in price shall affect per- 

 manent subscribers. These may renew annually as long as 

 they please at the .old rate of 75 cents a year. This privilege 

 is also extended to any former subscriber of this magazine, or 

 of the Feni Bulletin, who subscribes before J\Iarch 31,, 1913. 



