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Feb, 26, 1855, . 



Dr. Kellogg in the chair. 



Dr. Andrews presented for the Library; tw6 

 volumes of Congressional.Documents,; relating to 

 California, of the dates of 1.849, and 1850. 



Dr.. Kellogg exhibited a drawing, and. speci- 

 mens, of a variety of Lomcera Calif or nica or 

 California Yellow Honeysuckle. 



The speoimens • were found at the Mission- of 

 San Antonio, by Dr. Andrews. 



..Yine, twining, all. .parts. glabrous, ..leaves ovate 

 aiucronate, distinct,, upper ones not -connate-per- 

 foUate ; one inch, to anjnch and a half long', pet- 

 ioles about an eighth of, an inch, without stipuli- 

 form appendages ; peduncle and rachis neither 

 hispid nor glandular, tube of the corolla ascend- 

 ing, conspicuously gibbous at the base on the 

 lower side, about the length of the deeply 2-lipped 

 limb; ovaries not glandular, in alL other respects 

 the same as L. Californica. 



The Yellow Woodbine or. Honeysuckle above 



. described, and the Red or Rose-colored, L. hispi- 

 dula, are both fou^d in this State. They furnish 

 very desirable rural ornaments at only the cost, 

 or con>lort,of a pleasant walk. Why not associate 

 with a happy home another delightful object to 



' thrill and refine the heart of humanity. 



Mr. Rloomer presented a plant, having the as- 

 .pect of a Fritillaria, which was referred to Dr. 

 Kellogg and Dr. Andrews for examination. 



Dr. Wm. 0. Ayres presented a specimen rep- 

 resenting a new generic type among, fishes,, with 

 the following description. 



Anarrhkhthyt ocellatus, Ayres.- — Form much 

 longated, auguilliform, compBessed , the greatest" 

 depth (at the origin of the dorsal fin) contained 

 nineteen times in the- length; the thickness, at 

 the same point, a trifle greater than half the 

 depth; the depth l>ecoming constantly less and 



i.i-jJeWr until the body terminates in a point at the 

 caudal extremity. 



• Head compressed, with the dorsal outline even- 

 ly, arched. Eyes distant their owuiiiameter from 

 the snout ; their length contained five times in 

 tlw length of tho head, {Japeaf the mouth free, 

 he tip of the maxillary reaching the plane of 

 •the -posterior border of the orbit. 

 < Teeth, strongly developed. In the upper jaw 

 four (in one specimen only three) stout, canine 

 teeth; behind these a transverse row consisting 

 of -three or four, smaller but of similar form; aid 

 on each side an imperfect row ef three or four 



■- •• small ones- extending back; all of < these are on 

 the intermaxillaries, The entire interior portion 

 of the -vomer covered with a mawtof large, close- 

 set, rounded, grinding teeth. Koch palatine bone 



provided with a firm row of tooth, Kke.thoac on tho 

 vomer but smaller. In the lower jaw four or five 

 strong cuntpe teeth in front, sfmilar to those above 

 and interlocking with them as the mouth closes ; 

 all the jaw posterior to these filled with strong 

 molar teeth. Pharvngeals with small, rounded 

 teeth. 



Lips loose and fleshy. Nostrils nearer to the 

 eye than to the snout. 



Opercular apparatus' without spines or proces- 

 ses of any kind ;. operculum very thin, almost 

 membranous. Isthmus broad: branchial aper- 

 ture equalling in . extent the distance from the 

 snout to the posterior border of the orbit. 



Skin smooth, with a somewhat copious mucous 

 secretion. Scales minute, rounded oblong', im- 

 -bedded in the skin, not imbricate, scarcely visible 

 without close examination, becoming less abun- 

 dant anteriorly, and entirely disappearing .before 

 reaching the pectoral lins; all anterior to this be- 

 ing scafciess. 



No trace of a lateral line. 



Dorsal, anal, and caudal fins entirely contiuous. 



The dorsal fin, arising almost at the back ot 

 the head, continues to increase for nearly a fourth 

 of its length, attaining thus a height equal to the 

 depth of the head of the fish. A little posterior 

 to this the elevation becomes less, and the fiu 

 gradually decreases in height until, near the cau- 

 dal extremity, it has only one third of its great- 

 est elevation. 



The <zW I'm, arising at a distance from the 

 snout, a little greater than one litth of the total 

 length, is similar to the dorsal in form, having, 

 in most parts, about two thirds the height of that 

 fin. The. rays at the . extremity of the body, 

 which represent of course, the -caudal Jin, are 

 about equal to the .longest rays of the anal.- The 

 rays of the anal and caudal are articulated, little 

 .branched.. Tho«e of the dorsal arc single, not 

 articulated, flexible; the point at which these sim- 

 ple rays join the articulated rays of the caudal 

 is not marked by any depression in the outline of 

 the fin. The, junction of the anal, and caudal 

 cannotso readily be determined, as the rays of both 

 are articulated. 



The pectoral ilns. are rounded, scolloped on the 

 margin by thc.projectiou of the rays, their height 

 a little greater, than the depth of the head. 



No ventral lins. 



Dorsal rays about 250 ; anal and caudal, about 

 233 ; P. 1 !>. All the rays sire enveloped in u 

 -somewhat thickened membrane. 



In color jn-rhaps no more beautiful lishthau 

 this has y«t. boon found in our waters. It is el- 

 egantly mottled with light ashy grey and dark 

 olivu green, disposed in irregular rings linos, and 

 blotchia.iwhic.h. cover thu.hwtd und;body. They 

 extend, also upon the, dorsal tin, which ioaddition 

 bears a remarkable row of large, brilliant, sharp- 

 ly defim-d ooHlatKma: fix**' itrc of wuch w/e as 



