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1. Life-history of a Tree.— Dr. Jepson. 



Four lectures on the activities, structure, and methods or repro- 

 duction of a typical forest tree. 



2. Classification of Forest Trees. — Dr. -Jepson. 



Three lectures on the classes of forest trees and their salient 

 peculiarities. 



3. Forests of California. — Dr. Jepson. 



Three lectures on the forest regions of California, their composition 

 and relation to altitude, rainfall and temperature. 



4. The Practice of Forestry.— Professor Stubenrauch. 



Four lectures on the general principles and fundamentals of forestry. 



5. Silviculture.— Professor Stubenrauch. 



Four lectures on silvicultural methods, natural and artificial 

 regeneration of forests, proisagation, planting and thinning. 



6. Afforestation and Reforestation. — Professor Stubenrauch. 



Two lectures on the treatment of barren or cut over areas, with 

 special reference to conditions in California. 



Fee. — The tuition fee will be six dollars. The payment of this 

 entitles the student to admission to all of the lectures and to join in all 

 field work of the class. For further information concerning the work and 

 the means of reaching Idyllwild on San Jacinto Mountain, address 

 Eecorder of the Faculties, University of California, Berkeley, Cal. 



In accordance with the usual custom, the Academy of Sciences will 

 not hold any regular meetings in the summer months. The publication 

 of the Bulletin will also be discontinued during the next three months. 

 On October 1st our members may expect the next issue. 



Acak.demy of Science. 



Los Angeles, Cal., .June 1st, 1903. 



The annual receptioa of the Southern California Academj^ of 

 Sciences was held this evening at 94-5 Figueroa street. 



President Corastock occupied the chair. 



An outline statement of the plan and scope of the Southern 

 California Academy of Sciences was presented by the President, after 

 which followed short verbal reports of the respective sections. Th*- 

 Secretary announced donations to the Academy, one hundred twenty-fivo 

 dollars ($125.00). 



A lecture was delivered by Mr. B. E. Baumgardt on, ' ' Late Results 

 in Celestial Photography," illustrated with a number of celestial 

 photographs taken at the Ijick and Yerkes Observatories. 



A reception by the members to their friends and visitors closed the 

 exercises of the evening. 



B. R. BAUMGARDT, 



Secretary. 



