412 
are more advantageous than mere rarities, in that most 
public and private herbaria are in need of them, and as a rule 
fifteen or more sheets may be taken without the slightest 
harm to the plants involved. This applies especially to 
Rubus, Rosa, Salix, and Populus — certain Hieracia must not 
be over collected. 
The greatest care should be taken to see that all gatherings 
are homogeneous. Two gatherings this year sent by exper- 
ienced collectors contained in one case three species, and 
in the other two species and their hybrid. Other contri- 
butions were also mixed. Salix trees should be carefully 
noted or marked, and composite sheets of male and female 
flowers from different trees should never be sent. This 
year whole gatherings of all the critical plants were first sent 
to the Referees to be examined for homogeneity, and on their 
return single sheets were sent to other authorities for their 
opinions. This added considerably to the expense of Distribu- 
tion, but it succeeded in finding several mixed gatherings, and 
members will know that the actual sheet they receive has 
actually been seen by one or other of the critics. 
Very few members observed all the rules in sending 
IN THEIR PLANTS, BUT THERE IS LITTLE OBJECT IN AGAIN 
ENUMERATING THE BREACHES WHICH ARE ANNUALLY POINTED 
OUT BY THE DISTRIBUTORS. THEIR WORK IS HOWEVER 
VERY GREATLY INCREASED BY FAILURE TO LIST THE PLANTS, 
TO SEND SPARE LABELS ENCLOSED TOGETHER IN AN ENVELOPE, 
AND TO USE SMALLER SHEETS OF PAPER. 
Forty-three parcels were sent to contributing members, 
Kew, the British Museum, Cambridge, and several non- 
contributing members. I regret that owing to the small 
amount of material available and the fact that most gatheriings 
were small, many of the return parcels were not as large as 
one would have wished. 
Our very best thanks are due to the Club Referees and 
Messrs. E. G. Baker, A. Bennett, C. E. Britton, Dr. E. Drabble, 
J. Fraser, Jas. Groves, Prof. A. Henry, W. 0. Howarth, 
A. B. Jackson, J. E. Little, W. H. Pearsall, H. S. Thompson, 
A. E. Wade, J. W. White, Lt.-Col. Wolley-Dod and others 
for kindly supplying notes and opinions. 
J. E. LOUSLEY, 
7, Penistone Road, Distributor. 
Streatham Common , S.TF.16. 
