Journal of Mtcofogt 
A Periodical Devoted to North American Mycology. Issued Pi- 
monthly; January, March, May, July, September and November 
Price, $2.00 per Year. "To Foreign Subscribers $2.25. Edited and 
Published by ^ ^ KELLERMAN, PH. D., COLUMBUS, OHIO. 
EDITOR'S NOTES. 
An inspection of a number of Botanical Periodicals reveals 
the fact that the exact date of issue is usually printed in the same 
No., sometimes on the last page, in other cases on the cover; very 
few Journals fail to do this but instead give this date in the 
next issue. It would seem then generally feasible to have the 
date of issue accompany the No. to which it pertains. There 
could be no question as to the desirability, we might for practical 
purposes (at least for convenience) say the necessity of doing so. 
Periodicals are intended, as indicated by their pagination, 
volume numbering, index, etc., to be bound at the close of cer¬ 
tain periods; then the query comes why should the number of 
the issue be printed on the first page or any other page of the 
issue; according to our judgment this should be given on the 
cover only. It is a temporary convenience to the librarian or to 
the subscriber, and is no advantage when the No.’s, or parts, are 
bound into a volume. In fact it then is often a disadvantage, 
particularly in making a citation, because one must stop to de¬ 
termine whether that item needs .to be given. 
In order that a reader or indexer may orient himself readily 
and continuously, it is desirable that when the periodical is open 
at any and all parts he may see the page number (at the top, 
extreme left and extreme right), the name of the Journal (on 
the left), title of article (on right), the volume number and the 
date-designation; in addition some periodicals give the author 
of the article. Even if then a signature, or single leaf, becomes 
accidentally displaced, it can be restored quickly and without 
possible error. 
An extremely small almost negligible fraction of even one 
per cent, of readers, desire the date of issue of any periodical as 
opposed to its ordinary date-designation, as January, March, 1st 
Quarter of 1906, etc. However, I would make this matter per¬ 
haps stronger than stated in the preceeding No., where I sug¬ 
gested that it “might be desirable” to give the date of issue in 
addition to the date-designation of the No., Part, Heft, Liefer- 
ung, etc. Thus for an example: Sydow, H. et P. Neue und 
kritische Uredineen — IV. Ann. Mycolog. 4:28-32, Feb. 1906. 
[Issued 5 Apr. 1906.] 
Journal of Mycology, Vol. 12, pp. 136-184, Issued September 29, 1906. 
