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NOTICES TO MEMBERS 
such of them as represent an extension of range or a filling of gaps. 
Tt should be remembered that our knowledge of the distribution of 
plants in Ireland, though it has been, thanks to Dr. Praeger, extremely 
well codified, rests on a very slender basis. Only seven of the thirty- 
two counties have county floras, and for many of the widely distributed 
but not really common plants, say Bidens tripartita or Epipactis palus- 
tris, there is no information beyond the entries, averaging less than 
two per county, in Irish Topographical Botany. 
It is obvious that if our knowledge of the distribution patterns of 
plants in the British Isles is ever to approach in completeness that 
which now exists for Holland or Scandinavia a large number of records 
for the less-known Irish coiinties must first be accumulated. 
Plant Notes 
Notes should be sent to the Editor. Contributors are requested to 
keep to the form adopted in Watsonia. The Note should start with the 
B.P.L. number and name of the genus or species concerned. If the 
Note concerns one vice-county only, start the Note with this informa- 
tion, as is done with Plant Becords. The name of the author of the 
Note is printed at the end in small capitals. 
Abstracts 
Offers of assistance will be appreciated. They may be made either 
to the Editor of Watsonia or to Mr. D. H. Kent, 75 Adelaide Road, West 
Ealing, London, W.I3. It would be a great convenience if contribu- 
tors would send in their Abstracts on slips of uniform size, the size 
desired being eight inches by five inches, the long ledge to be treated 
as the top of the page. A separate slip for each item permits the easy 
sorting of the MS. without the transcription which is otherwise too 
often necessary in the preparation of copy for the printer. The uniform 
slips can be easily filed and will be available for future reference, thus 
enabling the Editor to avoid repetition and to make helpful references 
to previous notes. 
The author’s name should be followed by the reference in full. 
The abstractor is indicated by initials in square brackets at end of 
note. 
PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIELD MEETINGS 
It is proposed in future to have one photograph of a Field Meeting 
in each issue of the Year Booh. These may illustrate interesting habi- 
tats or plants or perhaps representative groups of members. Those 
joining field meetings are invited to send in pictures to the Hon. Assis- 
tant Secretary. Any photographs which it is not possible to reproduce 
will be welcome additions to the Society’s files. 
