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Merriam, Dr. C Hart, Washington, D. C. : A collection of 486 specimens 

 of Atlantic coast mosses, comprising 65 genera and 181 species, all new 

 to the herbarium ; and a cross section of the largest tree of the Cali- 

 fornia lilac, Ccanothus thyrsiRorus, measuring 14 inches in diameter, 

 and two cross sections of other trees of the same species and one of 

 Rhamnus californica. Gift. 



Miller, Mr. Charles E. : Thirty-five sheets of botanical specimens from 

 Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz islands. Gift. 



Miller, Thomas L., San Francisco : One snake skin. Gift. 



Mitchell, Henry S., San Francisco : Twelve bound volumes ; two nautical 

 charts ; 36 packages of shells ; four fossils from the Santa Cruz Moun- 

 tains; and a sextant. Gift. 



Moxley, George L. : Forty-one sheets of botanical specimens from Los 

 Angeles, Cal. Gift. 



Nelson, Mr., San Francisco : Pleistocene fossils from Nome, Alaska, 

 one mile north of present beach, four miles east of Nome. Gift. 



Oldroyd, T. C, Long Beach, Cal. : A collection of edible clams of Cali- 

 fornia. Gift. 



Pack, Herbert J., Salt Lake City, Utah: One vial of shrimps (Artemia) 

 from Great Salt Lake. Gift. 



Parker, Sir Gilbert, London : A collection of about 100 pamphlets, on the 

 European War. Gift. 



Reynolds, L. C, San Francisco : A collection of insects in alcohol, and 336 

 insects, mostly Hemiptera. Gift. 



Rixford, Dr. Emmet, San Francisco: Specimens of TrifoHum Bolanderi 

 collected at type locality. Gift. 



Rixford, G. P., San Francisco : Seventeen sheets of botanical specimens 

 from Riverside. Gift. 



Rosenbaum, L. S., San Francisco : A collection of 232 California insects. 

 Gift. 



Ryfkogel, S. D., San Francisco: Alaskan bow, arrows, and spear, and 

 three wooden bowls. Gift. 



Sargent, Prof. L. E., Cambridge, Mass. : A collection of 120 specimens of 

 woody plants. Exchange. 



Shirk, Joseph, Berkeley, Cal.: One horned toad (Phrynosoma) from 

 Berkeley; and specimens of salamander eggs. Gift. 



Slevin, Joseph R., California Academy of Sciences : Three snakes, 371 

 lizards and 47 toads from Pyramid Lake ; one snake, nine lizards, and 

 one frog from Carlin, and 10 snakes, two toads, and 12 frogs from 

 Elko, Nevada; 13 snakes, 23 lizards, 137 frogs, and 15 toads from 

 Boise ; four snakes, 31 frogs, five toads, and two salamanders from 

 Payette Lake ; two snakes and 56 frogs from' Gyer Hot Springs ; four 

 snakes, 42 lizards, and 46 frogs from Ft. Hall, Idaho; one snake from 

 Portland, Oregon ; two snakes, 165 lizards, from Thompson, and five 

 salamanders and 127 frogs from Salt Lake City, Utah ; one snake from 

 Carmcl, one from San Jose, one from Los Banos, five lizards from 

 Stanford University, 17 snakes, four lizards and one toad from Golden 

 Gate Park, and two mussel shells from the Humboldt River at Elko, 

 Nevada. Exploration. 



