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Notes and News. 



Anatohnis regulus, n. sp., from the Sierra Madre Mountains, Los An 

 geles County. Panipliila sabuleti, var. tecuinseh, n. var. from the high 

 sierras of California, and the rare Thecia spadix Edwards, from Mount 

 Wilson, are reported by Fordyce Grinnell, Jr., in " Entom. News," Jan., '03. 



According to experiments made by the California Experiment Station 

 the English oak {Ouercus robui-) appears to be one of the most rapidly 

 growing hardwood trees thus far grown in the state. The Asia Minor willow 

 {Salix Salnioni) planted from cuttings in 1895, measured 32 feet in October, 

 1897, with truniis 32 inches in circumference. 



The State of New Jersey has not maintained its popular reputation as 

 a mosquito infested locality without good reason. Prof. J. B. Smith reported 

 recently that he bred twenty species of mosquitos during the last season in 

 New Jersey. 



Through inadvertence the paging of the first part of Vol. 2 of the Bul- 

 letin was continued from that of Vol. i. This issue is paged as if the first 

 part had been begun as page i. 



The culture of the Ginseng root has been more or less engaging the 

 attention of horticulturists for some time. The latest authentic experiments 

 are indeed encouraging. The Pennsylvania college in a recent bulletin 

 gives the probable net profit from one acre as $15,401 in five years. 



Professor J. Burt Davy, late of the University of California, has received 

 the important appointment of Botanist and Agrostologist to the Transvaal 

 Colony, South Africa. 



Transactions, Ma.rch, 1903. 



ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



The regular meeting of the Academy of Sciences met at the Woman's 

 Club rooms. President Theo. B. Comstock called the meeting to order at 

 8 p. m. In his opening remarks he called the attention of the members to 

 the provision of the By-Laws requiring the members of the Academy to 

 present the names of members who they desired to fill the offices for the 

 ensuing year, which names would be considered by the board for final 

 action. 



Geo. W. Parsons was called to the chair. President Comstock gave a 

 very interesting lecture on the " Geologic Time and Earliest Stages of 

 Earth's Histor\s" illustrating the same by crayon sketches. 



Dr. Agnes M. Claypole read paper on " Physographic Evolution De- 

 velopment of Earth's Surface Features." 



Prof. Comstock closed the meeting with remarks on the "Outline of 

 Evolution of Life in the Earth." B. R. Baumgardt, Secretary. 



ASTRONOMICAL SECTION. 

 The Section was called to order at 8 p. m. by Chairman Knight. The 

 chairman gave a brief outline of the present position of the planet Mars, 



