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B. L. ROBINSON, Curator CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. 



9th December, 1909. 



Dear Drc Kennedy: 



The date of issue stated on the last page of Rhodora does not re- 

 late to the current number, but as will be seen froni the pages included, 

 alTjays to the last preceding issue.. Thus the date 5 Nov ember, 1909 on page 

 220 is the time of issue of the October number, that is of no. 130 of the 

 Journal and including pages 181-200. 



It ;vould be almost impossible to date in advance each Issue, for one can- 

 not predict v?ith any certainty whatever the time it will take to get an 

 issue through press and through the bindery. la place of dates of issue on 

 current nuir.bers we give the saiie infcrsation but al^^-ays for the preceding 

 numbers. This it is possible to do readily and accurately. 



I trust this will clear the Question of ifhich you wrote; 



I asfi glad to have an opportunity to tell you that the lew England Botani- 

 cal Club has decided to hold a special meeting December cist.,, to which 

 the visiting botanists of the Airerican .Association for the i^dvancement of 

 Science, and the Botanical Society of i^iiierica, are to be invited.- The meeting 

 is to have the form of s siioker. The first half hour (8 to 8:30) rs to be 

 an inforiEal reception of our guests. T|jen; Mr.. Deane is to call the iBeeting 

 to order and say a few words of welcome. It is hoped to have a half dozen 

 short speeches (of five or ten minutes each) by different members. Dr. 



