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October 17, 1892. President Harkness in the chair. 
Additions to the museum were reported from F. A. Marriott, Jr., 
Mrs. C. A. Boland, Frank Miller, Dr. J. G. Cooper, Capt. Hult- 
man, Geo. E. Twitchell and Thomas C. Johnston. 
A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Thomas C. Johnston for 
his donation of a valuable ethnological collection from the South 
Sea Islands. 
The Secretary read an announcement of the discovery by H. W. 
Fairbanks of Proetus ellipticus Meek, a trilobite from the Waverly 
Group, in Shasta County, California, identified by Captain A. W. 
Vogdes. 
Lieutenant John P. Finley delivered a lecture on Phases of Pacific 
Coast Weather and Violent Local Storms, illustrated with stereop- 
ticon views. 
A vote of thanks was tendered Lieutenant Finley. 
CALIFORNIA BoTANICAL CLus. September 5, 1892. Dr. Hark- 
ness inthe chair. : 
The following were elected to membership: Miss Alice J. Mer- 
ritt, Mrs. H. W. Hansen, Thomas Hatch, J. W. Blankinship, Dr. 
Ferdinand A. Hassler, Miss M. B. Harvey, Mrs. M. E. P. Mc- 
Cowen. 
September 29, 1892. President Campbell in the chair. 
Professor Douglas H. Campbell delivered a lecture on a Trip to 
the Hawaiian Islands, of which the following is a brief outline: 
On first arriving in Honolulu one is struck by the great variety of 
tropical vegetation in the city. Of these tropical growths the 
palms are especially noticeable, the finest of all being the royal 
palm, Oreodoxa regia. Of the other showy plants the various legu- 
minous trees with showy flowérs were conspicuous, and of these 
the handsomest was Poinciana regia. 
An examination of the shore region outside the city shows that 
practically none of the garden plants are indigenous, and that the 
vegetation native to the site of the city is very scanty. In the val- 
leys back of the town, however, where the rainfall is very heavy, 
vegetation is abundant and varied. 
The cane and rice plantations in the vicinity of the city, as well 
as elsewhere in the islands, are conspicuous features, and, with taro, 
constitute the staple crops. Cocoanuts are found everywhere 
near the sea, and banana and pineapple plantations are common. 
