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British Columbia; Mrs. J. D. Lowe, Nova Scotia; Miss A. Lorenz, New 
Hampshire and Connecticut; Miss M. F. Miller, Maryland and New York; 
Mr. N. L. T. Nelson, Missouri; Mr. W. E. Nicholson, England; Prof. Shutai 
O’Kamura, Japan; Gen’l Paris, Madagascan species in exchange; Mr. C. C. 
Plitt, Maryland; Mr. Severin Rapp, Florida; Dr. C. B. Robinson, Canada; 
Dr. J .L. Sheldon, West Virginia and Connecticut, Five hundred and forty- 
one specimens were added to our Herbarium bringing the number to one 
thousand, six hundred and twenty-five This consists of eighty-eight genera 
and four hundred and two species. We are indebted to the following for 
'quantities of duplicates: Miss Miller, Dr. Frye, Messrs. Chamberlain and 
Rapp, and Rev. Dupret. I cannot close without a warm word of gratitude 
to Dr. Evans for verifications and determinations. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Highlands, New Jersey. Caroline Coventry Haynes. 
SULLIVANT MOSS SOCIETY NOTES. 
The friends of Dr. Grout will be pleased to learned that he has been 
promoted to be First Assistant in Curtis High School on Staten Island. His 
address in future will be New Dorp, Richmond Co., New York. 
Since the reports and list of Society members were in type two more 
names have heen sent in making our membership on January ist total 186 — 
Mr. S. L. Schumo, S. W. Corner 22d and Poplar streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 
and Mr. W. Ralph Jones, 863 Harlem ave., Baltimore, Md. 
To the Members of the Sullivant Moss Society: 
Dear Friends and Associates: This letter is written merely to clear up 
some misapprehensions and to give you a chance to express your opinion. 
As many of you know, I took a prominent part in the organization of the 
Chapter and still retain a very active interest in its work though others are 
officiating, as I hoped would be the case when the Chapter was started. The 
Sullivant Moss Chapter was founded following the example of the Linnaean 
Fern Chapter of which I was an early member. 
When the Agassiz Association suspended active work some years ago 
the Fern Chapter changed its name, and the Moss Chapter severed all rela- 
tions with the A. A. but decided not to change its name thinking-it imma- 
terial or unnecessary. The severance of the Sullivant Moss Chapter from 
the A. A. was by unanimous consent of the executive committee, as it was 
thought no vote would be necessary to sever a growing stolon from the 
apparently defuuct parent stem. Since the Agassiz Association has been 
revived or recreated some misapprehension has arisen. While we all wish 
the new movement success it is possible that a change of name to The Sul- 
livant Moss Society would be advisable for us. 
Let us have the benefit of your opinion on this question. 
Respectfully submitted, 
A. J. Grout, Curtis High School, New Brighton, 
Richmond Co., New York. 
November 30, 1908. 
