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DISTRIBUTER’S REPORT. 
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Twenty-Six members, including one new member, Mr. Houston, 
sent in contributions. In addition, two sent in desiderata lists, so 
that 28 members participated in the exchange. 
Messrs. Meld rum and Nicholson acted as referees for the acrocar¬ 
pous mosses, Mr. Ingham for the pleurocarpous mosses, except the 
Harpidia, which, with the Sphagna, were done by Mr. Wheldon. 
Messrs. Knight and Jones were referees for the Hepatics, and 
Messrs. Dixon and Macvicar acted as referees-in-chief for the Mosses 
and Hepatics respectively. The Club is deeply indebted to these 
gentlemen for their services. 
Mr. Nicholson remarks “ The specimens for the most part are in 
nice condition, well prepared, and correctly named. In a few cases 
the capsules would have been better had they been gathered at a 
more favourable time, but probably in most cases there was no 
option in the matter.” The other referees make no general remarks. 
The work of distribution has been to me more difficult, and has 
entailed a somewhat greater expenditure of time than I anticipated. 
The difficulty soon resolved itself into the impossibility of doing, in 
the distribution, anything like justice to the members who sent in 
the best contributions. The other members of the Club are under 
great obligations to those who, though their own desiderata lists are 
well filled up as regards plants likely to be had, continue to send in 
large numbers of valuable plants, much to the advantage of those 
less fortunate than themselves. May their tribe increase ! The 
expenditure of the distributer’s time would be considerably lessened 
if all the contributors were as careful as most are to follow 7 the re¬ 
commendations laid down. Most of the oblata and desiderata lists 
and most of the parcels were in in good time at their prescribed 
dates, for which perhaps w r e may thank Miss Armitage’s words of 
admonition last year. A very few were rather late, for which no 
doubt there were good reasons. Some time and trouble will also be 
saved to the distributer when all who contribute use the new Census 
Catalogue of Hepatics. 
May I add that it has been a great pleasure to me, who never 
have had an opportunity of seeing even one member of the Club 
face to face, to have got into somewhat closer touch with so many 
of the members in the work of distribution. My thanks are due to 
all for the kind help and consideration I have received. 
DAVID LILLIE, 
Distributer. 
Watten, 5th March, 1914. 
