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Another practice to be discouraged is the sending of one or two 
specimens only of a species. In some instances they are submitted 
to more than one of the Referees, some of whom prefer to keep 
plants they have been at the trouble of examining, consequently 
by the time the specimens have been adequately checked there is 
sometimes nothing left for distribution ! The average number of 
packets of each gathering received is under six, which is far too 
low in a Club of nearly forty members. The remarks of the 
Referees, and discussion of the plants in the Note Book , are 
rendered of less general interest when only a few of the 
members have corresponding specimens. 
In all cases where less than three specimens of Hepaticae were 
sent, they were not examined by the Referee, and are therefore 
not mentioned in the Report. Members must satisfy themselves 
of the accuracy of the names of plants not found in the following 
pages, which only include those seen by the Referees. I have 
myself supplied a number of common plants wanted by members, 
to which these directions will apply, as they are not named in the 
Report. 
Several questions as to mode of labelling and other points have 
been raised during correspondence with the senders of parcels I 
have communicated all these to the Secretary, Mr. Waddell, with 
the results of my experience gained as Distributer, and he will no 
doubt deal with them in his Report. 
The thanks of the members are due to Messrs. Barker, Braith- 
waite, Correns, Horrell, Ingham, Meldrum, Macvicar, Nicholson, 
and Mons. Renauld, for kindly assisting in the checking of the 
specimens ; and to Mr. H. N. Dixon for acting as general Referee. 
The labours of these gentlemen enhance the value of the Club 
Reports, and render the records there given of value to Phyto¬ 
geographers. 
