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representing  the  species  was  insufficient,  i.e.,  less,  than 
half  a  dozen.  When  12  to  20  sheets  are  sent,  the 
distributor  is  enabled  to  make  a  much  fairer  distribution. 
By  the  great  majority  of  contributors  the  rules  of  the 
Club  were  carefully  observed,  but  there  were  a  few  trans¬ 
gressors.  What  appears  to  a  sender  a  very  trifling  omission 
or  deviation  may  cause  a  very  irritating  amount  of  trouble 
to  the  distributor. 
Mr.  Moyle  Rogers,  as  Referee  for  the  Brambles,  and 
Dr.  Drabble,  the  Referee  for  the  Pansies,  wish  that  all  the 
sheets  representing  a  species  should  be  sent  to  them  for 
examination,  not  merely  a  single  sheet  representative  of 
the  others.  Where  this  is  not  done,  their  decisions  refer 
only  to  the  sheets  which  they  have  seen,  not  to  the  others 
which  they  have  not  seen.  With  this  demand  I  sympathise, 
as  there  is  no  doubt  but  that  in  these  genera,  and,  I  may 
add  from  my  own  experience,  in  the  Roses  also,  mixtures 
sometimes  occur.  In  the  case  of  the  Brambles  and 
Pansies,  for  which  Mr.  Rogers  and  Dr.  Drabble  are  prac¬ 
tically  the  sole  Referees,  the  request  can  easily  be 
complied  with,  but  in  the  case  of  other  genera,  where 
there  are  generally  several  Referees,  the  same  thing  can 
hardly  be  done,  as  it  would  certainly  lead  to  considerable 
delay  in  the  distribution,  and  very  probably  to  some 
confusion  in  the  specimens.  I  believe,  however,  that  in  the 
case  of  the  Brambles,  the  danger  of  admixture  is  greater 
than  in  any  of  the  other  genera. 
Valuable  notes  were  received  from  the  following 
experts: — Mr.  E.  G.  Baker,  Mr.  Arthur  Bennett,  Mr.  C. 
Bucknall,  Miss  R.  M.  Cardew,  Dr.  E.  Drabble,  Mr.  S.  T. 
Dunn,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Gregory,  Messrs.  H.  and  J.  Groves,  Prof. 
E.  Hackel,  Mr.  A.  B.  Jackson,  Rev.  E.  F.  Linton,  Rev.  E.  S. 
Marshall,  Dr.  C.  E.  Moss,  Mr.  H.  W.  Pugsley,  Rev.  W. 
Moyle  Rogers,  Mr.  C.  E.  Salmon,  Mr.  J.  W.  White,  Mr. 
A.  J.  Wilmott,  and  Major  A.  H.  Wolley-Dod,  to  whom  we 
return  grateful  thanks. 
W.  BARCLAY, 
Distributor  for  the  year  1911 — 12. 
