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promoting this matter of scientific in- 
terest and public benefit. No doubt, 
corporations and societies of various 
kinds will be willing to support volun- 
tarily these endeavours. For instance, 
the National Trust will always endea- 
vour to protect districts of scientific 
interest, and natural history societies 
might follow the example of the Lon- 
don Geological Society in granting 
money for preserving natural monu- 
ments. The Central Committee for 
the Study and Survey of British Vege- 
tation carries out the investigation 
and mapping of British vegetation in 
an exquisitely methodical manner. I 
should like to suggest that this com- 
mittee should add to its objects the 
protection of characteristic plant asso- 
ciations, and of single rare species. 
Besides, all other natural history 
associations, in making their regula- 
tions, should take into consideration 
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