82 THE WEST AMERICAN SCIENTIST. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



San Diego society of natural history. Nov. 6, 1885. Reports of committees 

 — H. W. Gould, on the county fair exhibit; E. W. Hendrick, esq., on the seal, re- 

 commending that the seal bear the profile of G. W. Barnes, the founder of the socie- 

 ty, with the name of the society and date of organization; C. R. Orcutt, on the de- 

 linquent dues, etc.. The annual reports of the officers were received. Officers and 

 several new members were duly elected. 



San Francisco Microscopical Society. Oct. 14, 1885. Regular semi-monthly 

 meeting was held at its rooms, No. 120 Sutter St. Exhibitions: Microscopical slides 

 forming a part of Cole's 'Microscopical studies.' 



Nov. 11. The subject appointed for consideration — 'Lung structure in health 

 and disease' — was elucidated by Dr. J. H. Stallard. Dr. Edward Gray, of Benecia, 

 exhibited the curious seeds of Orthocarpus purpurascens. 



Nov. 25. During a discussion relative to the food habits and the life history of 

 the grain weevil, Sitophilus granarius, some interesting facts were brought out re- 

 garding this pest. Some double-stained sections of plants were showm by Mr. R. K. 

 Pearce and other specimens were exhibited by A. H. Breckenfeld and F. L. Howard 



SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES OF CALIFORNIA, 



California academy of sciences. San Francisco. George Davidson, A. M., Ph. D. 

 president; S. B. Christy, Ph. D., corresponding secretary. Has museum and library. 



California state geological society. San Francisco. Henry G. Hanks, president; 

 S. Heydenfeldt, jr., secretary. 



Geographical society of the Pacific. San Francisco. (?) 



Natural history society. San Francisco. Wm. H. Barrows, pres. ; Wm. C Flint 

 corresponding secretary. 



San Diego lyceum of natural history. R. J. Gregg, pres. ; Geo. N. Hitchcock, cor. 

 secretary. Has museum and library. 



San Diego society of natural history. George W. Barnes, pres.; Miss Rosa Smith, 

 cor. secretary. Has museum and library. 



San Francisco microscopical society. P. 0. box, 1327, San Francisco. 



Ventura society of natural history. San Buenaventura. Stephen Bowers, pres.. 



Santa Barbara society of natural history. H. C. Ford, pres. ; Mrs. R. F. Bingham 

 corresponding secretary. 



Humboldt society of natural history. Areata, Humboldt Co. . Carl C. Marshall, 

 secretary. 



Agassiz association. '24 chapters. 



(Any information regarding California societies will be gladly received.) 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITOR. 



Journals: — American naturalist; Century; Science; American rural home; Journal 

 of the New York microscopical society; American monthly microscopical journal; 

 Journal of mycology; Stamp world; Microscopical bulletin; Ra idom notes on natural 

 history; Bulletin of the Torrey botanical club; Botanical gazette; Mining review, of 

 Chicago; National city (Calif.) record; Canadian science monthly; Plain truth, of 

 Barham, San Diego county, Calif.; American jeweller; Bookmart; Hoosier mineral- 

 ogist and antiquarian; Babyhood (18 Spruce st. New York city); Pine and palmetto; 

 Western oologist; Agassiz journal; Queries; American florist; Capital city philatelist; 

 Hoosier naturalist; Plain talk; The new moon. 



Proceedings of the royal malacological society of Belgium: vol. xi, 1882; vol. xii, 

 1883; vol. xiii, '84; and vol. xiv, '85. From the secretary. 



