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Notes. 



A. A. Eaton has re-named our Pacific Coast Woodwardia in the 

 Fern Bulletin for October, 1901, 9, pp. 86-87, as IVoodwardia spinulosa. 

 It is said to differ from Jl\ mdicans in the absence of the scaly bud, and 

 ni being- glandular. In the number for January, 1901 (Vol. 9, pp. 7-8), a 

 new form of the sword-fern is described by the same writer from near 

 Berkeley, under the name Polystichum iminitnin, f. Unbellafuiii. 



J. BuRTT Davy. 



Professor Jepson of Berkeley, with a corps of assistants, is at pres- 

 ent engaged on a Flora of Southern California. To those interested in 

 botany such a work will be warmly welcomed. We wisli it may make 

 an early appearance. 



During the summer we had the pleasure of a flying visit from Marcus 

 E. Jones. Mr. Jones has just completed a monograph of the genus Allium, 

 and is nearly ready to publish a monograph on the genus Astragalus. We 

 learn from him that the Allium collected last summer at Tallac by one 

 of the members of the Botanical Section is A. atropurpurcum; that 

 Astragalus leocopsis and A. leucophylliis are forms of the same species 

 and that leucopsis is the better name : also that A. fastidius is the proper 

 name for A. fastidiosus, and that the Academy's specimen of A. Crota- 

 lariae is A. Poiuoniensis, rarely collected. 



L. A. G. 



Transactions. 



MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



Los Angei.es, Cal,., Jan. 15, 1903. 

 The Board of Directors of the Southern California Academy of 

 Sciences met this evening at 7:30 o'clock with President Comstock in the 

 chair. 



Those present were: Messrs. Knight, Hooker, Parsons and Whiting. 

 Dr. John Woodbridge was appointed Secretary, pro tem, in the absence 

 of the regular Secretary. 



The following applications for membership were received and passed 

 upon favorably: 



G. A. Bobrick H. B. Cheney 



G. H. Trevalyan Miss Maude Cooper 



Parran F. Rice Frank W. Pierson 



Dr. M. G. Crow 



Bills to the extent of $91.75 were acted upon favorably. 



The following committees were appointed: 



Publication — Dr. Davidson, Melville Dozier, G. W. Parsons. 



Finance— W. H. Knight, J. D. Hooker, Dr. J. R. Haynes. 



Affiliation — B. R. Baumgardt, W. H. Knight, Dr. John Woodbridge. 



Membership— C. A. Whiting, Dr. John Woodbridge, G. M. Taber. 



Adjourned. 



John Woodbridge, 



Secretary, pro tem. 



