MAY 25 1905 
VOL. IV. APRIL, 1905 NO. 4 
BULLETIN 
OF THE 
Southern Californiz Academy of Ociences 
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION 
THEO. B. COMSTOCK, S. D.; A. Davipson, C. M., M. D.; Wma. H. KNIGHT. 
CONTENTS: 
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Prospects Brighten (Editorial)... ....... 53 Ants rom Catalina Island, by Wm. 
Transactions for March, 1906................54 Mortons wheelers nimcescssesccesseenec 
Academy Directors, Sections of New Fungi from Catalina Island, by 
Biology, Astronomy .............ceeeeeeee o4 J.B Ellis and B. M. Everhatt......... 62 
Geology, Botany. .......c.c.c.cceceseececeeeees 55 On San Jacinto Trails, by Blanche 
Publications Reviewed.. 00 Trask. 63 
Notes on the Fauna and Flora of. 
A Preliminary Synopsis of the South-_ 
Catalina Island, by C. F, Baker......56 ern California Cyperacez, VIII, 
by, Sapbiebanishlc, esctsescscctenese cease 66 
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PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN. 
The outlook begins to improve for securing such results as 
many have been long seeking in the way of more permanent 
usefulness for the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 
Just now there appears some chance of obtaining a favorable 
connection with the Southwest Museum, which is rapidly as- 
suming conerete form under the representative Muscum 
Foundation Committee of about fifty members. This com- 
mittee has been thoughtfully chosen by the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Southwest Society, the loeal branch of the 
Archeological Institute of America. 
The prestige and cordial support of the parent Institute 
has been the motif and incentive of the movement which now 
has acquired momentum enough to earry it on to brilliant 
suecess. But it is well to emphasize the fact that the results 
and the hard work are voluntary contributions from busy 
local men and women for the benefit of the Southwest itself. 
It is not a new issue, but the natural growth by accretion 
—the erystallization, in effeet—of countless hitherto unsystem- 
atized, though earnest efforts. God speed the work. 
