THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



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because they wish to see how many they can get. It is counted 

 some sort of misdemeanor to find a patch of flowers and not 

 take all that are in bloom. If the flower protectionists really 

 wish to save the wildflowers let them discourage such indis- 

 criminate picking. 



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It was our intention to end the 75 cent subscription rate 

 with the February number, ljut owing to the fact that the edi- 

 tion was exhausted before we had covered the territory we had 

 planned to cover, we have decided to extend the offer to July 

 1st. \A'e have printed an increased number of this issue which 

 we shall mail to former subscribers of this magazine and the 

 Fern Bulletin. If this paragraph is marked it is an indication 

 that we win send the magazine one year, beginning with the 

 next number, for 75 cents. This will also entitle the subscriber 

 to renew at this rate as long as he cares to do so. Xow is the 

 time to subscribe ! 



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AMien we sent the February number of this magazine to 

 press we had a suspicion that it was a pretty good number and 

 accordingly ordered an edition one-third larger than usual, 

 but before the middle of ^Nlarch the supply of samples was ex- 

 hausted and we have been obliged to held all subsequent appli- 

 cations for the present number. regret that we were unable 

 to supply all but we trust that this number will be as satis- 

 factory, can still begin a few subscriptions with the Febru- 

 ary number but those who wish to begin then should lose no 

 time in ordering. 



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Since a large number of subscriptions to the American 

 Botanist end with -this number, we again call attention to our 

 list of permanent subscribers. The permanent subscribers are 

 those among our friends who have more than a passing interest 

 in the magazine and who do not regard subscribing to it as an 



