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experience such countries as Asia Minor, Greece, Spain, and France have made, 

 by having barbarously destroyed their woods and forests. But with us here it 

 is even of a more serious nature ; wise governments would be able to replace 

 them in those countries, but no power on earth can restore the woods of Cali- 

 fornia when once completely destroyed ! 



Regular Meeting, November 6th, 1865. 

 Dr. KellofTff in the chair. 



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Eight members present. 



Donations to the Cabinet : Specimen of Pinus ponderosa, Abies 

 Douglasii, Taxus brevifolia, Larix occidentalism Pteris aquilina, 

 and Abies Menziesii ; presented by Mr. Dunn. 



Regular Meeting, December 4th, 1865. 

 President in the chair. 



Seven members present, and Mr. W. H. Dall as a visitor. 



Major Edward Preiss and Count Oswald Thun were elected 

 Corresponding Members. 



Mr. Bolander made some remarks on a wild California Grape 

 (Vitis Calif ornicd) growing near Oakland. 



Professor Whitney gave an account of the explorations of Pro- 

 fessor Pumpelly in Japan and China. An elaborate memoir, 

 by this gentleman, containing a full account of his very important 

 geological discoveries, will appear in the second volume of the 

 Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. 



Mr. Dall made some observations on the progress of the Russian 

 American Overland Telegraph Expedition, and gave an interesting 

 description of the region which had been traversed by the party. 



