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tanical standing was never very remarkable. The remaining bo- 
tanists of the world appear to find no authculty in locating it near 
Ageratum in the Eupatoriacez. K. B. 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. August 3, 1891. Mr. 
T. H. Hittell in the chair. 
Specimens of coal and coke from the Tacoma Colliery, Wilkeson 
Coal field, Washington, were presented by Mr. Melville Atwood, 
and a paper by him on the subject was read. ; 
Dr. Gustav Eisen read a paper on the introduction of Blasto- 
phaga psenes into California, giving a complete description of the 
caprification of the fig. 
September 7, r89r. President Harkness in the chair. 
Donations to the museum were reported from: B. Macdonald, 
W. M. Willey, C. W. Knox, Dr. G. Eisen, J. B. McChesney, Mrs. 
S. E. Vaslit, M. Braverman, Frank H. Vaslit, Ramon E. Wilson, 
Dr. W. Allen, H. H. Ellis, Charles Fuchs, Geo. B. Badger, Hon. 
Leland Stanford, Mrs. H. B. Wilson, N. Ahrens, W. A. Bissell, D. 
C. Stone, Walter E. Bryant, R. C. McGregor, E. D. Flint, W. H. 
Shockley, California Fish Commission. 
The Librarian reported 559 additions to the Library. 
The President announced the death of the Second Vice President 
Dr. George Hewston, and T. H. Hittell, Dr. Behr and J. R. Scup- 
ham were appointed a committee to draft resolutions of respect and 
condolence. 
October 5, 1897. President Harkness in the chair. 
Charles H. Gilbert, Douglas H. Campbell, Edward Ehrhorn, 
David S. Jordan and Joseph Swain were elected to resident mem- 
bership. : 
Donations to the museum were reported from: C. H. Lewis, C. 
W. Knox, Carlos Troyer, F. W. Bancroft, L. Belding, C. A. 
Keeler, F. O. Johnson, A. V. La Motte, Walter D. Bliss, Charles 
H. Townsend, Stewart McClure, Mrs. Dan Patten, J. T. Hill. 
The Librarian reported 198 additions to the Library. 
