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garded as containing valuable additions to the science. This department of science 

 has been further illustrated by our associate, Dr. C. C. Parry, whose botanical 

 papers in the present volume are deserving of especial notice. These contributions 

 are: '■'' Arctostaphylos, Adans.," consisting of notes on the United States Pacific 

 coast species from recent observations of living plants, including two new species 

 from Lower California; also a description of some "New Plants from Southern and 

 Lower California." But by far the most notable of his contributions is his paper 

 on ^'■Chorizanthe, R. Brown," wherein the writer undertakes the revision of the 

 genus, and rearrangement of the annual species, with one exception, all in North 

 America. It is a gi-atification to be able to note the fact that this "new departure" 

 in the science by the revision and rearrangement made by Dr. Parry has been re- 

 ceived with favor by botanists generally, and has been adopted at the Royal Herb- 

 arium, Kew Gardens, England. 



Tliis volume also contains interesting papers by Prof. E. W. Claypole, on "The 

 Chambers Lightning Rod;" by Mr. Charles Wachsmuth, "On a New Genus and 

 Species of Blastoid," and a "Description of a New Crinoid from the Hamilton 

 Group of Michigan;" and by Prof. W. H. Harris, "Descriptions of some New 

 Blastoids from the Hamilton Group," a "Description of some New Crinoids from 

 the Hamilton Group," and ^'- Stcreocriniis, Harris." The papers by Mr. Wachs- 

 muth and Professor Barris are finely illustrated, and the articles upon the "Blast- 

 oids," which first appeared in Volume VIL of the Illinois Geological Reports, have 

 been carefully revised by the authors for this volume. Geologists will find in these 

 well-considered jiapers the results of much careful study and close observation, and, 

 in the line of original research, will welcome them as valuable additions to the 

 science. 



An interesting contribution to the science of archaeology, by Dr. W. J. Hoff- 

 man, of the Bureau of Ethnology, connected with the Sm'ithsonian Institution, is 

 contained in this volume, in his paper entitled "Remarks on Aboriginal Art in Cali- 

 fornia and Queen Charlotte's Island." The illustrations which accompany this 

 article were furnished by the author. A further archceological contribution of more 

 than ordinary interest is made by William H. Holmes, who is connected with the 

 United States Geological Survey and Bureau of Ethnology, Washington, D. C. 

 This monograph is entitled "Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valle\," and is a 

 study of the collection in the museum of the Davenport Academy, which is con- 

 sidered one of the most valuable in the country. Mr. Holmes is a skillful artist, 

 and made the drawings of our pottery which were used for the illustrations which 

 accompany his article. These illustrations were furnished by the author, through 

 the department with which he is connected, without ex]oense to the Academy. It 

 will be noticed, from the record of proceedings, that the proposition of Mr. Holmes, 

 on behalf of the Bureau of Ethnology, to engrave the pottery in our museum for 



