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The southwestern portions of the United States and the Rock} 7 - Moun_ 
tain regions, both north and south, are but poorly represented. 
The herbarium is in good condition, but in order that it may remain so 
some provision should be made for the future. It should be kept in a tight 
wooden or tin lined box, possibly two boxes. In its present quarters, a large 
dry-goods box, it is open to the attacks of mice and insects. The herbarium 
is rapidly increasing in value and should be insured. This costs but little, 
and in case of fire, altho we all appreciate that no money can altogether 
replace a collection of this kind, the Secretary’s mind would thereby be 
relieved. 
The matter of offerings cannot be too strongly urged upon Chapter mem- 
bers; there is no locality that does not present something of interest to some 
other member. Generally about twenty-five specimens are sufficient for an 
offering, and from one to three species are enough at a time. 
The Secretary wishes to thank the officers fcJr their help and suggestions 
during the year, and wishes here to call attention to the work of his prede- 
cessor, Miss Miller, who was evidently a worker and had the Chapter affairs 
so systematized that the present incumbent has had little to do but to fol- 
low in her footsteps. 
Attention should be called to the fact that the herbarium is always at 
the disposal of Chapter members and they can obtain loans .of specimens at 
any time. Respectfully. 
Seattle, Wash. John W. Bailey. 
REPORT OF THE HEPATIC DEPARTMENT. 
It is certainly gratifying to note the lively interest taken in this depart- 
ment. In response to my request several have sent in collections from vari- 
ous states. The largest sets have come from the following: Mr. E. B. 
Chamberlain, from Maine and Rhode Island; Mr A. S. Foster, from Wash- 
ington and Oregon; Dr. J. W. Bailey, from Washington; Mrs. E. B. Taylor, 
from Georgia and Florida; Miss M. F. Miller, from the Catskill Mts., New 
York: Mr. J. L. Sheldon, from West Virginia; Dr. A. J. Grout, from various 
localities. These, with many smaller collections, are substantial evidence of 
the efforts to make our Chapter Herbarium of practical value. By exchange 
we have acquired the following sets: Messieurs Grape and Arnell, thirty- 
six herbarium specimens from Sweden and Norway, capable of being 
divided into more than double that number, and these duplicates will bring 
in new sets. Messieurs Potier de la Verde and Charles Lacouture, sixteen 
and twenty-four herbarium specimens from France also capable of division. 
Mr. E. B. Chamberlain has given nineteen specimens from l’Herbier 
Boissier. Dr. Bailey’s material from Washington has been devoted to offer- 
ings, by request, reserving a set for the herbarium. Sufficient material for 
eight hundred and thirty pockets was sent in this year, representing three 
hundred and thirty-one herbarium specimens, the remainder being dupli- 
cates. Again we acknowledge with pleasure our indebtedness to Dr. Alex- 
ander W. Evans for determinations and verifications of troublsome species. 
It is hoped that members will continue their generosity, and that their exam- 
ple will be a stimulus to others to collect and to study these charming forms. 
I shall be glad to give small sets to facilitate the work of those taking up the 
study of hepatics. Respectfully submitted, 
Caroline Coventry Haynes. 
