To the Members of 
The Boston Mycological Club. 
The members of the Executive Committee, appointed to 
look after the practical working and needs of the Club, wish 
to call your attention to the facts exhibited in the accom¬ 
panying bulletin. In order to make the efforts of the Club 
more effective, and to increase the number and value of its 
publications, and to supply it with a convenient and attrac¬ 
tive headquarters, which shall ensure the safety of the 
collection which we have and of the books of reference 
which we hope for, the Club needs a larger revenue. 
To raise the membership fee seems unwise, for we do 
not wish to exclude anyone who by interest in mushrooms 
has claims on our respect. Hence it is necessary to enlarge 
our membership and to add to our funds in other ways, and 
it seems advisable to ask members to make known the terms 
of membership to outsiders, and to contribute, if they can, 
something in addition to the annual fee. 
The thanks of the whole club are heartily extended to 
those members who, in response to a previous appeal, agreed 
to give and are giving, sums ranging from one to ten dollars 
yearly for three years. The present appeal is addressed 
mainly to those who have recently joined, and to others 
whom the previous request did not reach. 
Subscriptions (or gifts) may be forwarded to the Treasurer 
on the accompanying form. 
GEO. B. FESSENDEN, 
E. A. DANIELS, 
HOLLIS WEBSTER. 
