Available Here to Members. Editor’s Note: Our lead article in this issue is designed to get everyone ready to look closely at the weedy bedstraws this upcoming season – and help determine the extent of Galium album vs. G. mollugo in NY. Dan Spada, our new NYFA president, has a message to the members on page 20. We finish with sad news: two New York State botanists passed away recently; see page 26 for remembrances of Ken Hull and Nancy Slack. Lastly, I’d like to thank all you who contribute articles and photos, as well as those who perform the important and sometimes onerous task of proofreading the newsletter every issue.