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CITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. 



kinds are described as new, and its 32 plates illustrate vnth half-tone 

 figures from photographs 97 varieties of galls, including 21 of the 

 new species. In the body of the work the galls, with their bibliogra- 

 phy, are arranged in a systematic order of the host plants. A list of 

 papers, examined and cited by the author, follows, occupying 11 

 pages. To a very full catalogue index of the gall insects, as classified, 

 is added an alphabetical index of the common and scientific names of 

 the plants mentioned in the treatise. This fully illustrated bulletin 

 is comprehensive, and, as it deals with a subject interesting both to 

 the entomologist and to the investigator in pathological botany, is 

 bound to attract attention to the museum, and will undoubtedly add 

 to its exchange list of publications. 



Material is being gathered for a third monograph — "The Notable 

 Trees of Springfield and Vicinity." The notes that have from time 

 to time appeared in the monthly bulletin of the association will be 

 compiled, and, together v/ith other descriptions, v/ill make up an 

 interesting and valuable manual of our local trees, and promote their 

 study and preservation. The work will be illustrated by many 

 photographs, and the text will give both scientific description and 

 historical information. The expense of this bulletin, like that of the 

 one on galls, is to be met by a grant from the trustees of the Horace 

 Smith estate. 



It is hoped before long to issue a summary of the studies of 

 bird migration, made each year since 1901, and of the dates of 

 blossoming plants, as observed since 1902. A ten-year period is long 

 enough on which to base generalizations of scientific value. 



Another opportunity for a monograph is to be found in a guide- 

 book to the rock formations and physical geography of the Con- 

 necticut valley, for the use of schools, teachers, and students of 

 local geology. Some work has been done on such a manual, but its 

 progress has been delayed by other demands on the time of the 

 Curator. 



Mention also should be made of the notes on the museum which 

 appear in each monthly bulletin of the association; these do much 

 to inform the public, and to increase the patronage of the collections 

 by visitors from school and community. 



Accessions. 



The museum is constantly gaining new material, and the good 

 will of its mr.ny friends, as manifested through gifts, is a gratifying 

 form of public support. 



