206 The British Vegetation Committee 
decided to schedule these as they are found. The recent election 
of a member of the Committee (Professor F. W. Oliver) to the 
Executive Committee of “ The National Trust for the Preservation 
of Places of Historic Interest and Natural Beauty” will go far to 
secure the support of that organisation to any efforts which it may 
he desirable to make to preserve such areas. It appears that the 
Executive of the National Trust is quite inclined to pay more 
attention to the preservation of areas which have a scientific as 
distinct from a historic or picturesque interest; and where, as in 
most cases, these different interests are present together, it should 
be possible to do effective work in this direction. 
Publications. The issue of primary surveys and maps has 
lagged during the consideration of arrangements for publication. 
There is, however, no lack of available material, for the selection of 
the Peak District of Derbyshire for publication, as stated above, 
had to be made from four pieces of work, each almost equally 
ready for publication. During the past two years, members have 
been responsible for about a dozen papers (half of which appeared 
in the New Phytologist) on topics arising from investigations on 
vegetation. Of these contributions, those of Professor Yapp on 
Marsh Vegetation (New Phytologist, Vol. VII., 1908, p. 61 and 
“ Annals of Botany,” XXI11., p. 275) may be mentioned as examples 
of careful work and of the application of exact physiological 
methods to the study of vegetation. 
Communications. These constitute a feature of the winter 
meetings, and both in 1907 and 1908 there have been quite as many 
as the available time has permitted. A fair proportion have dealt 
with the classification of British woodlands, and they indicate that 
this part of the primary analysis of British vegetation is now 
approaching a condition of finality. The communications on 
maritime vegetation also indicate steady progress by several 
members, while the investigations on plant-remains in peat have 
also provided a good deal of material. 
The British Vegetation Committee may certainly congratulate 
itself on a continuance of its career of usefulness, while the field 
that lies open before it in the future is practically unlimited. 
May, 1909. 
W.G.S. 
