16 THE  ACU'DU BON® BU Lehrer 
The need for such protection has never been greater. The Tish and 
Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior has already surrendered 
control of Lenore Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Washington, and other 
proposals are being studied. A widely-supported amendment by Congress- 
man Bonner would exempt the refuges from oil and gas leasing except in 
times of national security, and then only by Executive order. This amend- 
ment echoes the nation-wide storm of protest against the Interior Depart- 
ment because of its recently announced regulations throwing open all but 
eight of the 264 refuges to oil and gas leasing. 
Congressmen Bonner, Metcalf and Reuss are receiving many messages 
in support of this legislation. But many more are needed. You can help 
save the National Wildlife Refuges by writing to them and also telling 
your own Congressman at the earliest possible moment. 
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Mr. C. O. Decker, Honorary Vice-President of the Society and for many 
years the editor of this Bulletin, deserves a vote of thanks for his un- 
selfish work in auditing the books of the I.A.S. for the fiscal year just past. 
Book Review 
FLORA OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS, by Egbert W. Fell, Honorary 
Curator of Botany, Illinois State Museum. Nature Conservancy, 4200 
22nd Street, Northeast, Washington 18, D. C. Cloth-bound, $3.50; paper- 
bound, $2.75. 
This is an annotated list of the vascular plants of Winnebago County, 
including some references to plants of adjoining counties and southern 
Wisconsin. Within its 207 pages it records and comments on over 1,000 
native plants, representing 120 families and 465 genera for the region. It 
describes in great detail the geology, the types of countryside (woods, 
prairie, sand, wet areas, and rocky outcrops), the parks and forest pre- 
serves, and other places where interesting plants grow. 
The author has illustrated the book with large scale pen and ink draw- 
ings of 87 kinds of plants. In the introduction the author goes into the 
earliest known history of plant collectors in this area. This part brings one 
back almost to the time of the Indians. There is a list of Forest Preserves 
with their location, including the rare plants in each. For example: in 
Killbuck Bluff, a 165 acre tract near the mouth of Killbuck Creek, one will 
find the only station of Carolina Anemone in the County. 
The geological and physical features are thoroughly covered, including 
some of the latest glacial periods. Types of habitat (prairie, low prairie, 
wooded areas, sand areas, wet areas, and sloughs) are covered, including a 
list of rare plants in each. While each plant is listed by its scientific name, 
the common name follows. If the plant is difficult to find, a brief descrip- 
tion of its location is included. Altogether, this book is invaluable to the 
present day botanist, not only because of its early history, but also be- 
cause of its importance to the conservation-minded person and to the 
nature photographer. 
Karl FE. Bartel, 2528 W. Collins St., Blue Island, JIl. 
