Rihliography, yg 



Mr. Riedy for his interesting- exhibition of what is certainly the 

 most unique collection of rare microscopical literature in the 

 United States. C P. Bates, Rcc. Sec. 



Santa Barbara Society of Natural History. — May 25, 

 i8<Sg. Dr. \.. G. Yates presented a specimen of Allanite from 

 Santa Barbara county, and read a paper on this new and rare 

 mineral. Mr. Goodyear, of the State Mining Bureau, in a letter 

 to Dr. Yates, stated that the portion of Santa Cruz Island already 

 examined to be mostly volcanic rock. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



L.H .Bailey. Studies of the types of various species of the genus 

 Care.x. Mem Torr. Bot. Club, Vol. i, No. i., New York, 1889, 

 8vo pp. 85. Price, $1.00. The author presents the results of an 

 examination of the existing types of the North American species, 

 which are widely scattered, largely in European herbaria. Nu- 

 merous changes in nomenclature are naturally found necessary. 



R. VV. Shufelot. Observations upon the osteology of the 

 North American Anseres. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. xi:2 15-251. 

 Washington, 18S9. From the author. 



E.L.Greene. Pittonia Vol., i, Part 6. March. May, 1889. 

 The present number completes the first volume and contains an 

 account of the vegitation of San Benito islands, off the Lower 

 Californian coast, a treatment of some Californian Umbelliferae, 

 descriprions of new species, and various botanical notes and dis- 

 cussions. Miss Mary Graham also contributes to this number 

 her interesting "Reminiscences of Major John E. LeConte." 



New Mexican Spanish Antiquities. Ihe Nation. March 8. 



Colonization OF Lower California. Science. Apr. 5. 



The San Felipe Sink, (California.) Am. Meteorological 

 Journal. March. 



D. Mariager. a Zuni Genesis. Overland iMonthlv- April. 



W. Cross. Denver Tertiary Formation. Am. Jour. Sci., 

 April. 



F. A. Fernow. Science and "Christian .Science." Pop. Sci. 

 Mo., April. 



T. F. T. Dyer. Plants in Witchcraft. Pop. Sci. M ., April. 



.Senator Stewart. Reclaiming the Deserts of the West. 

 Foriivi. April. 



Emin Pasha in Central Africa. A collection of the 

 White Pasha's letters and journals is issued by Dodd, Mead & 

 Co., containing invaluable information gathered by him on his 

 explorations. "On the geography of plants and animals"; and' 'On 

 the state of civilization and politics" are the tides of two of the 

 several headings under which the work is arranged. Two por- 

 traits ol Emin Pasha, and a map are given. 



