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ail Club, relative to a site for the Convention Garden. 
tter was brought to the attention of the Board of Man- 
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of the Southern Boulevard. r. Young inspected this site and 
pi nced it satisfactory; he attended the convention of t 
society, held a , Texas, August, 1916, and states 
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hat his description of the site was instru aeene in causing the 
ey to accept the New Yor k invitation 
are: 
ee with a ane forest background on two sides, and two 
their collections during October of this year, and the rest in the 
spring. 
These ‘Convention Gardens’’ have proved very interesting 
and attractive in other cities where this society has maintained 
them, as at Boston, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. They 
are open and free to the public. 
N. L. Brirron, 
Director-in-Chief 
INJURY TO VEGETATION RESULTING FROM 
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS 
rly every winter furni itions which are responsible 
for more or less injury to vegetation of both native and exotic 
species. During the past decade a vast amount of damage due 
to extreme conditions has resulted to vegetation, especially in 
