SEP 18 1906 
BOCTAHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OR SCIENCES 35 
TRANSACTIONS 
BOTANICAL SECTION. 
The Botanical Section met on April 16, 1906. 
Dr. Davidson showed specimens of the ferns of Arizona and Cali- 
fornia, A paper by Dr. Haase on ‘‘Contributions to the Lichen-flora of 
Southern California’’ was read. 
i PAYNE, Secretary. 
GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 
On Monday evening, April 16th, the Geological Section met at Svm- 
phony Hall. The meeting was called to order by B. R. Baumgardt. On 
motion of G. M. Taber, and seconded by Prof. Dozier, Geo. W. Parsons 
was elected chairman of the Section for the ensuing year. No election 
of secretary was held. 
The chairman introduced Mr. Oscar H. Reinholdt, late consulting 
engineer of the United States concessions in the Philippines, who gave a 
very interesting lecture on the Philippines, and exhibited about 150 slides 
of the islands and their scenery, also the characteristics of the people. 
His deseription was very interesting, and the thanks of the Academy 
was extended to him. 
G. MAJOR TABER, Secretary. 
BIOLOGICAL SECTION. 
April 9th. 
The April meeting of the Biological Section was held in the his- 
tological laboratory of the Pacific College of Osteopathy. 
In the absence of the Chairman, the Secretary called the meeting 
to order. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 
As this meeting was the one preceding the election of officers for the 
Academy, the officers of the Section for the ensuing year were elected. 
C. A, Whiting was elected Chairman of the Section and Carle H. 
Phinney Seeretary. 
The lecture of the evening was delivered by Miss Susan Stokes, of 
the Orange High School, on the Relationship between the Molds and 
Algae. Miss Stokes showed by a striking succession of plants how the 
molds have probably degenerated from the Algae. 
The lecture was followed by considerable discussion which was both 
entertaining and profitable. 
About thirty-five members and visitors were present. 
On motion the meeting adjourned. 
C. A. WHITING, Secretary. 
Additions and Corrections 
Vol. 3, page 49. 
The authority for Cyperus bromoides should be Link, Jahrb- 
Berl I, 3:85. 
