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Benham for 1907, proved an incentive to a general public interest in 

 the museum resulting in a very considerable subscription to pay for 

 a suitable wing to the museum for the housing of these treasures. 

 After leaving the museum we took a tram to the Public Garden, 

 which was very attractive in its spring garb (the tulips were still 

 in evidence), and a good rock garden claimed much attention. 

 Large and symmetrical arbor vitae trees and the close-leaved oaks 



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gave character to the foliage. Black and white swans and beauti- 

 ful ducks were in the pools extending through the grounds. The 

 glass houses were closed, but we could catch glimpses of a good 

 collection of indoor blossoms. 



Sunday, Nov. 3. Bright early in the morning, but before our 

 nine o'clock breakfast the sky was overcast, brightening again in 

 the afternoon. My lameness was very bad, but I walked with Mr. 

 Wilson almost across the town to the Knox church. No public 

 vehicles are allowed to run before 1 p.m., and the walk was a long 

 and very painful one. The exigencies of travel had given us few 

 opportunities of church going, although we availed ourselves of 

 all possible, and now we found the services long, uninteresting arid 

 very unprofitable. Apparently none of the Geddes family were 



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