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beauty. It is still in its primeval state, and many of its acres have 

 probably never been trodden by man. 



This gift has been announced by J. D. Grant, of San Francisco, 

 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Save the Redwoods 

 League. In making the announcement Mr. Grant expressed the 

 appreciation of the League both because of the intrinsic value of 

 the gift and because it symbolizes the interest of Californians in 

 the movement to save for posterity some of the Redwoods. The 

 Humboldt County Pioneer Memorial is deeded to the State to be 

 held forever as a public Redwood Park, and it is stipulated that 

 the timber thereon shall never be cut or destroyed, but that the 

 tract shall be kept in its natural condition. By the roadside a 

 granite boulder has been placed and on it a bronze tablet bearing 

 a suitable inspection. 



San Mateo County Saves Redwood Grove. — Officials of the 

 Save the Redwoods League have sent a message of congratulation 

 to the supervisors of San Mateo County, who at their last meeting 

 voted to purchase for public use a splendid grove of Redwoods, 

 known as the McCormick Tract, on the county road 6 miles from 

 Pescadero. This action means the preservation of the few large 

 tracts of primeval redwoods remaining in that immediate region, 

 which once was covered with a forest of giant trees. The grove 

 is 310 acres in area, and contains approximately 18 million feet of 

 timber. It is a veritable wonderland of forest growth, and on the 

 banks of Pescadero Creek, within this tract, are numerous camping 

 places for the use of the traveling public. The grove was pur- 

 chased for 870,000. 



Standardized Plant Names. — The American Joint Committee on 

 Horticultural Nomenclature, made up of representatives of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen, Ornamental Growers' As- 

 sociation, American Society of Landscape Architects, American 

 Pharmaceutical Association, American Institute of Park Execu- 

 tives, and the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horti- 

 culturists, announce the publication of the Official Catalogue of 

 Standardized Plant Names. The chairman of the Committee was 

 Mr. J. Horace McFarland, and the secretary Mr. Harlan P. Kel- 

 sey. The preparation of the catalog was in immediate charge of 

 a subcommittee composed of Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted, Mr. 



