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narcissus, glory-of-the-snow, ane — snowdrops, crocus, fall 
crocus, and English and Spanish ir: 
The most extensive single cae aaa been of est in the 
beds in the court of conservatory ri — I. is tal number 
required was - a of these 5,100 went into the pee bed, 
2,400 in each o e beds immediately ie this, 575 in 
each of the a paralleling these, — 1,150 in each of the 
beds placed inatiinad to the others. e kinds used belong 
to the early-flowering sorts. These will Oo a desirable decora- 
tive feature pee in the early spring. Toward the end of May 
or early in June the bulbs will be removed, and the usual ie 
tions of desert plants installed in their place. 
Evergreens have also been placed in this court. The elements 
of the architecture have been brought into the planting by usin 
the columnar form of the American red cedar, thus representing 
the columns of the entrance, and the rounded form of the dome 
is duplicated in the dwarf knee-pines. The glaucous form of the 
cedar has been used, not only on account of its greater decorative 
value, but also because it is less liable to the attacks of red spider. 
GEORGE V. Naso 
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING OCTOBER 
meee: - October. —The total precipitation for the month 
Maxi temperatures for each week w 
as ea iae on the ns -. on the roth, 73° on the 17th, Be 
n the 24th, and 72” on the 28th. The minimum temperatures 
for each week were as rae 53° on the 5th, 43° on the 13th, 
393° on the 14th, 34° on the 23d, and 37° on the 31st 
The most remarkable feature of the meteorology ice the month 
was the exceptionally heavy rainfall, which was slightly more 
than one fourth the total (38.6 inches) for the entire year of 1912. 
The greater portion fell during three storms: one of 2.62 inches 
on October 1 and the night following; one of 1.37 inches on the 
2oth and the night preceding; and one of 3.70 inches rainfall 
during the twenty-four hours beginning about 5:00 P.M. of the 
25th. 
