best adapted for the purpose, as its location, its size and some un- 

 adaptability of arrangement were all against its use. 



Marquis de Gerin received the Academy delegation in his room. 

 He stated that as a member of the French Academy and a physician 

 he was deeply interested in scientific matters; that as he was visiting 

 California on private business he had been requested to ascertain the 

 possibilities of a world's conference of accredited scientific men being 

 held in California during the Panama-Pacific Exposition. After con- 

 siderable discussion he was assured that the Academy would co- 

 operate to the extent of its ability to bring about such a conference. 



A visit to the County Museum and to the Brea beds was arranged 

 for M. de Gerin during his stay in Los Angeles. 



ARTHUR B. BENTON, 



President. 



ZOOLOGICAL SECTION MEETING 

 November, 1913 



The November meeting of the Zoological Section vv-as held in the 

 library of the State Normal School on Monday evening, November 24, 

 1913, at 8 o'clock. Invitation cards were extended to all of the members 

 of the Academy. 



Mr. William Wood, County Horticultural Commissioner, was in- 

 troduced by Chairman J. Z. Gilbert. After his remarks Mr. Wood 

 introduced Dr. A. G. Smith of Pasadena, who read a paper on "Shade 

 Trees in Parkings and Lawns." Prof. J. Z. Gilbert then made some 

 remarks and introduced Commissioner B. R. Jones, the lecturer of the 

 evening, who spoke on "Our Horticultural Problems of Southern 

 California," or "Our Insect Pests and How We Deal With Them." 



The lecture was illustrated with stereopticon views showing nu- 

 merous insects and pests. Real specimens from the field were also 

 exhibited. A member of the audience then being called upon by the 

 chairman gave an interesting account of the methods and work of 

 quarantine which obtain in the receipt of shipments of plants, shrubs, 

 fruit, etc., from other places. 



The Biological Section of the Academy met on Tuesday evening, 

 October 14, 1913, in the library of the State Normal School, Los An- 

 geles, at 8 o'clock. Dr. C. A. Whiting, chairman, presided, and thirty- 

 five persons were present. 



Prof. Ralph Benton of the University of Southern California gave 

 a very interesting lecture on the habits, structure and life history of 

 bees, illustrated with carefully prepared charts, blackboard drawings, 

 and set of pressed specimens of the principle honey producing plants 

 of this region: an observatory hive with the bees at work inside, was 

 also on exhibition at the close of the meeting; the lecture was fol 

 lowed by questions and discussion. 



Mr. John Comstock told of the capture of a large series of Lycaena 

 neurona, on Mt. Wilson, which is interesting on account of its non- 

 sexual dimorphism; and of some work which he proposed to do with 

 the same. 



Mr. Grinnell exhibited a collection of beetles, Cychrus and Omus, 

 collected by the Secretary of the Academy, Mr. Beardsley, in the 

 high Sierras during the summer; and mentioned a few mteresting 

 points concerning the same. 



The meeting adjourned at 9:45. 



F. GRINNELL, Jr., 



Secretary. 



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