EXCHANGE SECTION. 
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EXCHANGE SECTION 
DISTRIBUTOR FOR 1949 
The Council are pleased to announce that Mr E. L. Swann has kimlly 
undertaken to act as Distributor foi- the 1949 season. 
As there is now no separate Exchange membership, all those who 
wish to take part in the Annual Exchange arc asked to notify the Hon. 
General Secretary, so that the Society’s records may be brought up to 
date. 
EXCHANGE REGULATIONS 
[As amended and agreed by the Council, 1948] 
A. Eegulufions affecting the Distributor. 
1. The Distributor shall be appointed annually by the Council on 
the recommendation of the Hon General Secretary. Membeis 
shall be notified, not later than 1st August, of the name and 
address of the Distributor for the ensuing year. 
2. The Distributor should submit gatherings of critical species to 
the Society’s Referees for comment. Normally the whole gather- 
ing, and not selected sheets, should be submitted. 
3. The Distributor shall stamp with the Society’s stamp, showiTig 
the year of distribution, all labels of plants distributed. 
4. The Distributor shall reserve one sheet of every gathering for 
each of the following Institutions; — 
The Herbarium of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 
The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 
The Claridge Druce Herbarium, Oxford University. 
5. The Distributor shall make up return parcels according to the 
merit of the parcels received from contributing members. These 
should be despatched to contributors not later than 1st April, 
and earlier if possible, and one month shall be allowed to 
recipients for submitting notes for the Distributor’s Report. 
6. The Distributor will com])ile the “ Distributor’s Report,” includ- 
ing a list of the plants distributed, together with such notes as 
he thinks desirable. 
7. In the event of rare plants being sent in contrary to Regulation 
B.l, they shall not be distributed, and the Distributor shall report 
the matter to the Council through the Hon. General vSecretai'y. 
8. The Distributor shall dispose of surplus material in consultation 
wuth the Hon. General Secretary. It should normally be sent to 
Institutions. 
9. The Distributor should keep an account of his expenses for post- 
ages, etc., and shall send the account to the Hon. Treasurer for 
reimbursement from the funds of the Society. 
