22 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



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Regular Meeting, May 18th, 1868. 



President, Dr. Blake, in the Chair. 



Dr. J. G. Cooper was elected Vice President. * 

 Donation to the Cabinet : Specimens of an insect found only on 

 a species of pine at Monterey, by E. VV. Burr. Referred to Dr. 

 Behr for examination. A discussion ensued on parasitic insects. 



Dr. Kellogg presented specimens of the Holly-leaved Cherry 

 ( Cerasus ilicifolia) and also of the Choke Cherry ( C. Virginiana) 

 both from near this city. He remarked that the Indian name of 

 the former was Islais, and had given name to a creek near the 

 city. It was stated that cattle eat the leaves when fresh, with im- 

 ])unity, but die if they eat them when wilted, from the production 

 of hydrocyanic acid in the leaves after cutting off a branch. 



Regular Meeting, June 1st, 1868. 

 President in the Chair. 



The committee appointed to make arrangements for a course of 

 lectures, reported the following : Lecture to be delivered by Dr. 

 James Blake, on the third jNIonday in June ; by Dr. Henry Gib- 

 bons, on the first Monday in July ; by Dr. Cooper, on the third 

 Monday in July ; by Mr. L. Falkenau, on the first Monday in 

 August ; by Prof. Bolander, on the third jNIonday in August ; by 

 H. G. Bloomer, on the first Monday in September ; by Theodore 

 Bradley, on the third Monday in September. 



Milton S. Latham, Frederick Townsend, Dr. B. D. Dean and 

 Dr. W. A. Grover were elected members of the Academy. 



A resolution formally reported from the Council, for reduction of 

 Life Membership fee to one hundred dollars, was adopted as an 

 amendment to the Constitution. 



Mr. H. G. Bloomer was elected Director of the Museum. 



Donations to the Cabinet : Sponge from the Caroline Islands, by 

 H. C. Dunn. Specimens of Astacus Troivhrldgii Stp., from the 



