lOIO CALIFORNIA- ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



March 4, 1895. — Stated Meeting. 

 The President iu the chair. 



K. H. Freuud, George O. Mitchell, Frederick A. Woodworth, S. J. 

 Holmes and John Hornung were elected resident members. 



Donations to the Museum were reported from Chas. Holm, E. E. Wood, 

 Capt. J. N. Knowles, A. Krause, Wm. G. Barrett, Mr. Ferem and H. W. 

 Fairbanks. 



Additions to the Herbarium: 



354 plants collected in Mexico, presented by Agricultural Department, 

 Washington, D.C. 



70 Japanese i^lants and 186 Atlantic species from Dr. Wm. M. Cauby, by 

 exchange. 



50 plants from Behring Sea, donated by the curator. 



300 Canadian plants, presented by the Geological Survey of Canada. 



180 Florida i^lauts, donated by the curator. 



116 unnamed plants from the Agricultural College, Las Cruces, N. M. 



25 Japanese and North American Characeai from Dr. T. F. Allen. 



1479 Pringle's Mexican plants, by purchase. 



Additions to the Library: 



From correspondents 121 



By purchase 66 



By donation 23 



Prof. H. P. Johnson read a paper on the Structure and Life-history of 

 the Infusoria as Illustrated by the Genus Stentor. 



March 18, 1895.-— Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



H. W. Fairbanks read a paper on An Ascent of Mount Whitney in May, 

 illustrated with stereopticon views. 



April 1, 1895. — Stated Meeting. 

 The President in the chair. 



Donations to the Museum were rei^orted from Wm. F. Nolte, J. Z. 

 Davis, L. Belding and Edward McCue. 



Additions to the Library: 



From correspondents 118 



By purchase 47 



By donation 9 



Prof. K. H. Freund read a paper on Blood, its Mocroscopic Characters 

 and their Importance, illustrated under the microscope. 



