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looked into directly from the greatest heights: at high tide, 

 they are well-nigh covered with surf, for much of the time 

 either a north or a west or a "nor-west wind" is sweeping wild- 

 ly down the whole length of the island, stirring the waves to 

 a foam without warning. 



At the east end are long stretches of sandy beaches and 

 low outlying points; at the west end are some two miles of 

 dunes and the principal Indian rancherias. 



There are two springs of water on the north coast and two 

 on the south coast of San Clemente. At "Gallagher's"— the 

 west end — an old ranch-house is situated where rain water is 

 caught in tanks for all purposes. There is an artesian well at 

 the east end; at the middle of the south coast is a pumping 

 plant for a brackish spring. Two shepherds are regularly re- 

 tained upon the island by the San Clemente Wool Company, 

 who have leased this land from the United States Government. 



I am indebted to the courtesy of the San Clemente Wool 

 Company for granting me a pass to all parts of the island, with 

 camping privileges; and I pledged myself that not a sheep 

 should suffer through my hand or that of my people. 



(Continued in June Number). 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



"Notes on the Angora Goat." Bulletin No. 98. Maine Agricult. 

 Exper. Station. 



"Studies on the- Ecology, Morphology and Speciology of the Young 

 of Some Enteropneusta of Western North America," by Wm. E. Eitter 

 and B. M. Davis. No. 5, Vol. 1. Zoology. University of California Pub- 

 lications. 



"Adulterated Drugs and Chemicals." U. S. Dept. Agricult. Bu- 

 reau of Chemistry. Bulletin No. 80. 



"Contributions from the Gray Herbarium," by B. L. Eobinson. 

 No. 27. 



"The Pliocene and Quaternary Canidae of the Great Valley of Cali- 

 fornia," by J. C. Merriam. University of Cal. Geology Dept. Vol. 3, 

 No. 14. 



"A Eevision of American Siphonaptera, or Fleas, together with a 

 •complete list and Bibliography of the Group, ' ' by Carl F. Baker. U. S. 

 National Museum. No. 1361. 



"Muhlenbergia," Vol. 1, No. 4. 



"Experiment Station" Eecord No. 6. Vol. 15 U. S. Dept. Agricult. 



"Thirty-fourth Annual Eeport of the Entomological Society of On- 

 tario, 1-03." Ontario Dept. Agricult. 



"Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institute." Carnegie 

 Institution, Washington. 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 



The Missouri Botanical Garden has recently distributed an elaborate 

 Synopsis of the Genus Lonieera, by Alfred Eehder. The number of 

 rspecies recognized is 1.57, and, in addition, a large number of varieties, 



