128 Proceedings of Societies. 
_on American Plants, by F. H. Horstord. No. 119.— New or Little 
Known Plants ( Phenix Rebelenii) with fig., by W. Watson. Notes 
on American Plants, by F. H. Horsford. No. 120.— Selenipedium 
caudatum var. Warscewiczit, with fig. Notes on American Plants, 
by F. H. Horsford. No. 121.— Forests and Irrigation. Pinus 
Glabra, by Carl Mohr. New or Little Known Plants (.Symphori- 
carpus occidentalis ) with fig., by C. S. Sargent. Notes on American 
Plants, by F. H. Horsford. 
Contributions to North American Euphorbiaceae, ii, by C.F. Mills- 
paugh. Reprinted from Pittonia, pp. 82-90, with plate. Describes 
as new £. pseudoserpyllifolia, E. Greenei, FE. Laredana, E. Jonesti 
and £. dentata var. gracillima. The rest of the paper is taken up by 
an account of £. serpyliifolia Pers., to which a number of unpublished 
species by Engelmann, £. Neo- Mexicana Greene and £. sanguinea 
H. & S. as represented by the specimens identified therewith by 
Mr. Greene in Bull. Cal. Acad., ii, 57, are reduced. The author ex- 
presses the hope that this rather full description of forms “ may ren- 
der future nomination facile.’’ 
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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. June 2, 1890. President Harkness in th® 
chair. 
Mr. Townshend S. Brandegee gave an interesting account of his recent botanizing 
trip to Santa Catalina Island. He described briefly its climate and topographical 
features, and its most striking and interesting plants. A fine photograph was 
shown of the Bay of Avalon, which is becoming a favorite summer resort for people 
from the adjacent mainland.. Upon the island there are about 12,000 sheep and © 
perhaps 10,000 goats. Visitors are permitted to hunt the latter as they are not 
desired by the owners and are diminishing the food supply of the sheep, 
June 16, 1890. President Harkness in the chair. 
Dr. H. Carrington Bolton, who had recently returned from the Hawaiian Islands, 
exhibited a quantity of sonorous sand which he had collected 
_and produced from it the characteristic sound. 
_ Dr. Carl Lumholtz gave an interestin 
ed there during his visit, 
g account of his residence of two years 
among the cannibals of Australia. He stated that the aborigines of that country 
were probably the lowest of the human species. In no way in advance of the stone 
age, the cannibal instinct is strong within them, Having made himself acquainted | 
‘with their language, the Doctor lived with them, subsisting upon such food as the : 
natives used, while moving about from place to place as is their habit. Many inter- 
esting facts were brought out during the lecture which was profusely illustrated. 
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