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R. Smith decided that this method 
would give an inadequate if not an erro- 
neous impression of the present vege- 
tation of that country \ 
In 1904, the Central Committee for 
the Survey and Study of British Vege- 
tation was founded by C. E. Moss, 
W. G. Smith, A. G. Tansley, and 
T. W. Woodhead. The functions of 
this Committee are to bring into close 
contact all British students who are 
actively investigating vegetation, to 
proceed with the mapping of the plant 
associations of the British Isles, to 
secure uniformity of method, and 
generally to promote the survey and 
study of British vegetation. The 
Committee has issued a leaflet of 
suggestions as to methods of survey ^ 
1 Smith, R. On the Study of Plant Associa- 
tions. Natural Science^ xiv. London, 1899, p. 109. 
2 Suggestions for Beginning Survey W^ork on 
Vegetation. [Out of Print.] See The New Phyto- 
[London]. Cambridge, 1905 (pp. 97-102). 
