202 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



Donations to the Cabinet : A collection of Rocky Mountain 

 plants, by Mr. Bolander. 



General discussion as to the motions of the Flying-fish. 



Remarks by Mr. Kennicott and Dr. Behr upon the relation 

 of the Esquimaux to the North American Indians. Dr. Behr 

 stated that the Esquimaux could be considered only as a kind 

 of Indians, their language being of the same structure, and 

 their different habits were owing to physical influences. He 

 further stated, that the Esquimaux lived formerly farther 

 south. Mr. Kennicott remarked, that from his observations 

 and information derived from Madam Roshkiu and from St. 

 Zagoshins' Report, he believed the natives, for some hundreds 

 of miles up the Kvichpak or Yonkon River, were Esquimaux 

 rather than Indians. 



Dr. Torrey stated, that he found On a trip to the Yo-semite 

 Valley, a plant that he described twenty years ago, and which 

 he had not since seen in the collections examined by him. 

 He named the plant, finding it to be a new genus Kclloggia; 

 the plant is quite common in the valley and vicinity, and be- 

 longs to the family of Rubiaceas ; the aspect of the plant is, 

 in regard to its ramification, much like that of a Galium, 

 while its leaves and their arrangement resemble an Epilobium. 

 It was first discovered by some member of Com. Wilke's Ex- 

 pedition, somewhere along or near the Sacramento River. 



Dr. Torrey also stated that he found Sarcodes Sanguinea, 

 (Torrey), the Snow-plant of the Californians, to be apparently 

 indifferent as to what plant it fixes itself or derives its nour- 

 ishment from ; he found its fibre penetrating into the root of 

 a Humex, and not as has been supposed into the roots of 

 Sequoia gigantea. He also spoke of the great beauty and 

 fragrance of the California White Lily, (Lilium Washingtonia- 

 num y ) and of its being quite common in the vicinity of the 

 Yosemite Valley. Its habits are much like thai of the com- 

 mon white lily, (Lilium candidum). 



This evening, at 7 o'clock, a magnificent rainbow was ob- 

 served, the colors of which were unusually vivid. 



