EGiit oriel 1 
During the summer vacation the editor spends part of 
time at Binghamton putting things in order for 
;)ther year's pubh'cations. If any subscriber has not 
' ! - ' ' ' . " ^ ear, he wishes to make 
^. ,zine lacks anv numbers, 
ihey will be sent free. It 
opy sent out and if by 
rther than the 
i' ^ - ' .,.'-L : . -lumes of this journal have 
these volumes upon request. The other indexes will be 
issued as fast as possible. It is our intention to issue an 
index to the volume just completed, some time this 
summer and in the future to index the volumes as com- 
pleted so that no time may be lost in binding. We are 
glad to note that a large number of our subscribers are 
binding their copies. This is a good idea, tor the vast 
amount of facts ab(jut plants that they contain will nudvc 
them as valuable as an encyclopedia for all time. 
According to the newspapers the Cornell forestry case 
has just been decifkd against that institution. In 1898 
the New York Legislature appn^priated S500.000 for the 
purpose of conducting experiments in forestry under the 
