134 Scientific Intelligence. 
8. Infusoria of California.— EurenBere (Monatsb. der K. Pr. 
Akad. Wiss. Berlin, August, 1852, p. 528) gives the following lists of 
infusoria from Shasta City and Samana eens the latter * locality 
150 miles above the mouth of Feather Rive 
1 (Bhasta|Sacramen 
Polygastria : 58 | City. | to River. | City, | to Rive 
Amphora libyca, “* | «*  Gomphonema obtusum, * 
Arcella microstoma, «  |Himahtidium gracile * 
Closterium digitus, # qu rhage * 
*? | I quinari * 
Cocconeis granulata, #204 wie ge ans * 
lineata, Hig * 
mexi 2) silicula, * 
‘ eee «1 
Cocconema fusidium, * }Pinnularia amphioxys * 
lanceolatum, * borealis, * 
exicanum, * trum, * 
subtile, * viridis, % #} 
*? ? a? | 
midium Swartzii, # a Ve geek #? 
Dif ene ? * Stauroneis anceps, * 
ostomu * SS) sian #1 
Discplen per *  |Surirella microcora, #1 
nusta, *  |Synedra petite, * * 
mature crenulatum, * en * 
|Eunotia amphioxys, * * icant: # 
ibba, * * ulna * 
es * Phytol a 15 
se % «  |Amphidiscus obtusus, # 
. cringe angulatum, * 
Pini “iopiatna, * iconcavum, * * 
* ¢ —— * 
LGaillovelia ‘alii, * cren * # 
levis # denticulat um, # * 
gee #? * 
Gleonema parkdéitun, * a * 
Gomphonema Augur, * rude, * * 
elavat pate * 
giganteum, * sevra, * 
ile, * Spongolithis acicularis, * 
hereuleanum. * eotyla, * 
minutissimum, * entricosa, * 
oes are all freshwater forms; and out of them all, there are_ onl 
five new cies (those indicate d b 
whok are published i in the paper from which we 
, addressed to J. D. Dana, dated 
Cambridge June 9th, he Sl sr following as some of the results 
oO is tour, 
which I have brought home not les 
from the great southern and western ae Some 
ularly interesting. I would mention foremost a = 
‘“*[ have been successful in coneeting Spesinaany especially fishes, of 
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f these are partic 
genus, which I 
