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To continue this it is necessary to offer more frequently those species that are 
peculiar to this continent, especially those of limited range. It is hoped that 
a general effort can be made to stimulate this department into full activity. 
The opening of the new year brings to a close my tenure of office as 
President of the Chapter. At this time I wish to assure all members of my 
sincere appreciation of the help that they have given me during the three 
years just past. Without their ready cooperation, which was always forth- 
coming, the prosecution of the chapter work would have been impossible. 
Most of all do I acknowledge the kindness of those who have so patiently 
borne with me during the delays in the determination of mosses; the 
demands of school work have, I fear, too often crowded out other things. 
To the Chapter and to all its members I extend hearty greetings for the new 
year. Edward B. Chamberlain, 
Retiring President. 
Report of the Secretary. 
During the past year, the Chapter has added twenty-five new members 
to its roll, many of whom live in other countries than the United States. 
The Chapter has lost thirteen by withdrawal and five by death, therefore 
begins the year 1908 with one hundred and seventy-two members. 
The herbarium has been increased by a number of foreign contributions. 
Mr. Nicholson has sent a packet of British mosses, Mons. Renauld a packet 
of European mosses, and Mr. Okamura a fine lot of Japanese mosses. Very 
few of these last are of species found in North America. 
An effort has been made to insure the herbarium but the insurance com- 
panies are unwilling to do so until the herbarium is better housed and pro- 
vided for. 
Through one of our French colleagues, all the Philonotisin our collection 
will soon be correctly determined. 
A great many of the contributions from North America are duplicates 
of what is already in the herbarium. These should by some means be avail- 
able to Chapter Members for increasing their collections. 
The thanks of the Chapter are due Mr. Chamberlain for his efforts in 
■conducting exchanges with foreign members. 
The herbarium is again the richer this year by contributions from many 
of our American members; Messrs Chamberlain, Foster, Dupret, Bonser, 
Brenckle, Holzinger, Haydock, Nichols, Mrs. Smith, and many others who 
have listed exchanges in the Bryologist. The secretary wishes to thank 
the others officers for their help and suggestions. 
Seattle, Wash. John W. Bailey. 
The Report of the Lichen Department by Mr. G. K. Merrill, is promised 
for the March number. 
