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January 16, 1893. President Harkness in the chair. 
Additions to the museum were reported from Charles Allison, W.. 
G. Blunt, Chase’ Littlejohn, Charles’ Fuchs. 
Mr. W. L. Watts read a paper on the Geological Economics of 
the Central Valley of California. 
CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL CLUB. November 23, 1892. Mr. J. M. 
Hutchings in the chair. 
The following were elected to membership: Samuel H. Hammond, 
Sidney S. Peixotto, Mrs. A. E. Bush, L. C. Cummins, Miss Mary | 
C. Day, Prof. John Dickinson. 
- Dr. Gustav Eisen read a paper on the figs of Sonora and Lower. 
California. F 
CALIFORNIA ZooLocicaL Cius. December ro, 1892. Vice Pres- 
ident Walter E. Bryant in the chair. 
The following were elected to membership: Wm. F. Greany, Dr. 
H.N. Miner, Fred A. Seavey, W. P. Steinbeck, Aurelius Todd, 
Prof. C. H. Tyler Townsend, F. S. Plimptom, Dr. Clark, J. Burnham, 
Overend G. Rose, Mrs. E. S. Alexander. 
Mr. Walter E. Bryant read a paper on the zodlogy of Baja Cali- 
fornia. : 
Mr. Charles A. Keeler called attention to some of the peculiarities 
of the fauna of Lower California as illustrating certain laws of evolu- 
tion. 
MISCELLANY. 
THE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COLLECTIONS OF THE EXPEDITION 
TO BAJA CALIFORNIA. 
The California Academy of Sciences of San Francisco has at vari- 
ous times, during the last five or six years, sent small expeditions 
to the peninsula of Baja California, for the purpose of exploring and 
collecting natural history specimens of the higher as well as of the 
lower classes. Various parts of that hitherto little-known country 
have been visited during the different expeditions, and much material 
has been brought together for future study. The result has been that 
the fauna of Baja California is becoming better known, presenting 
many features of great interest. The flora of this country has been 
already minutely described by T. S. Brandegee, who has added a 
