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prehensive publications on the subject to be obtained. Among 
the chapters of special interest to the general reader are those 
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on: 
The Planting and Care of Shade-Trees, by Alfred Gaskill, 
Forester. 
Summary 
Street Trees 
oa of Tre 
Seashore Trees 
Specific Descriptions 
Insects Injurious to Shade-Trees, by John B. Smith, State 
Entomologist. 
ary 
The Most Important Insects Infesting Shade-Trees and 
w to Treat Them 
Fungi of Native Shade-Trees, by Byron D. Halstead, Botanist, 
New Jersey Agricultural College Experiment Station. 
Summary 
Fungi the Chief Cause of Disease in Trees. 
ow the More Important Trees are Affected. 
Injuries Due to Soil and Other Conditions. 
Methods of Spraying. 
Fungicides 
The Care of Trees. 
Meteorology for September. — The total precipitation recorded 
for the month was 2.20 inches. Maximum temperatures were 
recorded of 85.5% on the 4th, 86° on the 13th, 80.5° on the 23d, 
and 75° onthe 30th. Also minimum temperatures were recorded 
of 46° on the 4th and 7th, 50° on the 13th, 49.5° on the 26th, 
and 41° on the 29th. Mean temperature for the month 63.5”. 
