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Nachricht. von der Kon. Gesell. tier AVissenschaft, unci der 

 Georg. Augusts. Univers. Gottingen, 1866, 1 v. 8vo., from the socie- 

 ties, etc. ; Contribuzione della Fauna dei Mollusche Dalmatie, per 

 Spiridione Brusina, Vienna, 1866, pam. 8vo. ; Nachtrage zar Flora 

 von Nieder Oesterreich, von Dr. A. Neilrich, Wien, 1867 ; from 

 the authors, mostly through the Smithsonian Institution. 



Donations to the Cabinet : Specimens of fossils contained in cal- 

 careous sandstone from the sea beach, by Mr. Yale ; fossils from a 

 coal mine in Mount Diablo, by Capt. John Eckley ; and a fpiantity 

 of alcohol for preserving specimens, by James Dows & Co. 



Dr. A. Kellogg presented specimens of the fruit, foliage, and 

 timber of the Canon Live Oak (^Quercus cJiri/solepis) of the coast 

 of California, procured by George W. Dunn, a member of the 

 Academy. This oak, he said, was by some confounded with Q. 

 Wislize?ii, specimens of which were presented for comparison. The 

 timber is remarkable for its solidity, strength, toughness, and dura- 

 bility, only equaled by our southeastern live oak (^Quer'ciis virens). 

 He remarked that his attention was many years ago directed to its 

 use in ship frames, knees, etc., by Captain Morgan, of Baulines 

 Bay. It was a " burning shame," in his view of it, to have such 

 valuable timber shipped to San Francisco for firewood, out of sheer 

 ignorance of its value. This species must not be confounded with 

 the ordinary live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of Oakland, Alameda, and 

 the suburbs of San Francisco. Dr. Kellogg also read descriptions 

 of a Turritis, and of a species of ^s^^r, supposed to be new. 



Regular Meeting, March 1st, 1869. 

 President in the Chair. 



Fifteen members present. 



Dr. George Hewston, Dr. A. Aaronstein, J. F. Breed, and 0. W. 

 Easton were elected resident members. 



Donations to the Library : White's Nat. Hist, of Selborne, 1 

 vol., 8vo. ; Half Hours with the Microscope, 1 vol., 8\^o., by J. 

 Hoogs ; Elements of Entomology, by G. W. Dallas, 1 vol. 8vo. ; 



