THE WEST AMERICAN SCIENTIST. 67 



The San Diego Society of Natural History proposes to petition 

 congress for a deed to the San Miguel mountain near this city to 

 be used for scientific purposes. It would form fine site for an 

 observatory and should be set aside for that use. 



A plant collected by Mr. Belding in June, 1.883, on the Victoria 

 mountains of the southern portion of the peninsula and first des- 

 cribed by Rev. E. L. Greene as Orthocarpus Beldingi, has since 

 been made the type of a new genus, Clevelandia, dedicated by the 

 author to Mr. D. Cleveland of this city. 



A new edition of the Naturalists' Directory is now in prepara- 

 tion and will be issued in January next by S. E. Cassino & Co., of 

 Peabody, Mass.. Those interested in any branch of science 



should send in their names for insertion (for this no charge is 

 made). It will be devoted to American naturalists and those in 

 want of correspondents on any subject, or wishing to effect ex- 

 changes of any kind, will find the work of great value. Price, $2 

 in cloth, or $1.50 in paper. 



The annual meeting of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science was held at Ann Arbor, Mich., commencing 

 Aug. 26. The attendance was small, only 346, but the papers pre- 

 sented were up to the average in quality and the meeting general- 

 ly satisfactory in its results. It is found necessary to omit the 

 special report of Ph. Heinsberger of N. Y. ; but we would refer all 

 who desire an exhaustive account of the proceedings and address- 

 es, to the Association number of Science, of Sept. 11. Price, 35 cts. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Naturalists Journal; monthly, 50 cts. per year. Frankford, 

 Philadelphia, Penn. 



Babyhood; a monthly magazine for mothers. 18 Spruce st. New 

 York. $1.50 per year. 



Queries; a monthly review of literary, art, scientific and gene- 

 ral educational questions of the day. Buffalo, N. Y. 50 cts. per yr. 



Dr. J. H. Oyster, of Paola, Kansas, has compiled a catalog of 

 the phaenogamous plants, ferns, etc., of N. A. containing over 

 10,000 species, that will prove convenient for exchanges. Price, $1. 



The Museum, formerly published at Philadelphia, has been 

 merged with the American Antiquarian, published at Clinton, 

 Wisconsin, — a $4 magazine edited by Rev. Stephen D. Peet. Mr. 

 Barber will now edit a new department in the latter journal, to be 



