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much interest at the present time is a group of plants of 
very 
unusual, and this is the first time that a group of these plants 
has flowered at the Garden in the fall. 
The dedication of the new Museum Building of the California 
Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Fr: rancisco, took 
place on the afternoon of September 22, when a private view of 
the exhibits thus far installed was given to guests especially 
invited to the dedication exercises. 
According to a recent number of American Toe, the gover: 
nor of Montana has ordered 
of any five-leaved pines, eupants or gooseberry bushes teen the 
states of New Hampshire, ven Massena Conneciicl 
York, Pi 
of harboring the white pine blister rust. The white id blister 
rust isa A fugue one ae of which causes great damag th 
he other parasite 
on various S species of Ribes (currants aaa gooseberries). The 
; 
S pre 
unless this disease can be checked it will rival the chestnut blight 
in the destruction of the white pines, which trees supply some of 
our most valuable timber. 
narra se a —The total precipitation for the 
month wa: inches. e maximum temperatures for each 
hie were ey" on the Ist, 95° on the 8th, 88° on the 14th, and 74° 
he mininum tempetatures were 
48° on the 3d, oe on the roth, 44° on the 17th, and 43° on ¢ 
2oth and on the 27th 
