720 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
TRANSACTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES. 
Histological Laboratory, The Pacific College of Osteopathy. 
November 13th, 1905. 
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Section. 
Minutes of the previous meeting—May, 1905—were read and approved. 
The first work of the evening was a very interesting presentation of 
some points in Comparative Anatomy by Mr. F. C. Clark. Mr. Clark’s 
talk was thoroughly illustrated by the fine collection of skeletons which 
he is preparing for The Pacific College of Osteopathy. Among the 
skeletons is one of a full grown ostrich. 
C, A. Whiting presented a brief description of the structure of the 
ovary and the development of the ovum. The talk was illustrated by 
a considerable number of specimens prepared for microscopic examina- 
tion. About forty members and visitors were present. 
The Section adjourned to hold its December meeting in the Biological 
Laboratory of the University of Southern California. 
C, A. WHITING, Secretary. 
Lecture Room of the University of Southern California. 
Biological Section of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 
December 11th, 1905. 
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Section. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 
The lecture of the evening was delivered by Dr. Leonard, City Bac- 
teriologist, on ‘‘The Water and Milk Supply of Los Angeles.’’ 
The lecture was of such importance that it will be presented at 
length in the next Bulletin. 
Before the lecture, the Chairman of the Section, Prof. Ulrey, con- 
ducted the Members of the Section and the Visitors through the magnifi- 
cent laboratories just completed by the University of Southern California. 
About 65 Members and Visitors were present. 
On motion the Section adjourned to hold its January session econ- 
jointly with the regular meeting of the Academy. 
C. A. WHITING, Secretary. 
BULLETIN OF SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. 
We are glad to note the first publication of the San Diego Society 
of Natural History. Vol. I, No. 1, contains two papers, I. ‘‘ife Areas 
of California,’’ by Frank Stephens. In the course cf this article the 
author has subdivided the recognized zones into faunal areas, bearing 
the names of the locality showing the most characteristic fauna. If. 
““ Address on Books Relating to Neology, Mineral Resources and Paleon- 
tology of California,’ by A. W. Vodges. This is a valuable biblio: 
graphical paper, but not quite as perfect as it might be. The various 
articles nearing on this subject that have been printed in this magazine 
are wholly overlooked. 
‘<The Vitality of Buried Seeds.’’ 
Under the above title the U. S. Department of Agriculture have 
published the results of their experiments at Arlington. One hundred 
and twelve different varieties of common seeds, grasses, weeds, etce., 
were buried under conditions as nearly natural as possible for varying 
periods. 
