Mr. l-'ii il limit u (xliiliiud .1 l;ir;^f lumilicr oi tr("~li ^iieriinnis (if 

 native Icriis and wild tlowi-rs from his own j^roiiiids. 



Mr.- Payne sliowcti a specimen of liyl)ri(l Ciuniothus ori^dnatiiiK in 

 Santa Barbara from seed saved from a hnsli of (_'. afhurcous and sup 

 posed to lie a cross between that species and ( . sl^inosiis, as both kinds 

 were planted in the same jj:ronnds. 



^Ir. E. E. Hadley exhibited a nnmber of very interesting fossil speci- 

 mens of leaves found at Alhambra. 



The Botanical Section of the Southern California Academy of Sci- 

 ences met on Thursday evening. December 28, 1916, it. the Music Room 

 of the Los .\ngeles Public Library. 



In spite of the rainy weather ten persons were present. 



Mr. E. P. Terry, of the Gardena High School, showed a number of 

 specimens collected on a recent trip to the mountains. 



A general discussion on plant life followed, in which all present took 

 part. 



The regular meeting of the Botanical Section of the Southern Cali- 

 fornia Academy of Sciences was held Thursday evening, January 25, 1917, 

 in the Music Room of the Public Library. Mr. Geo. L. Moxley, Chair- 

 man, presided. Fifteen persons were present. 



Mr. Stuart Towne showed a number of plants from the hills near 

 Hollywood. 



Miss Mohr exhibited a specimen of Cncoridium diimosnm Hook, 

 collected at Laguna Beach. 



Mr. Payne showed a large number of ferns collected by Mr. John 

 Spence at Cordova, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. 



Mr. F. Burlew exhibited specimens of Lathyrus splendens Torr., L. 

 laetiHorits Green, and L. Alfcldi White grown in his own grounds. 



Mrs. Bertha H. Fuller gave a short talk on a botanical trip in South- 

 ern Idaho, mentioning among other things some of the difficulties the ir- 

 rigators of that section have with certain filamentous algae which clog 

 up the irrigation canals. 



Mr. E. E. Hadley showed some seeds of the Ginkgo hiloba, grown at 

 .\1hambra. 



THF.onoRF, PAVNr;, Secretarv. 



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