THE WEST AMEEICAN SCIENTIST. 



The Botanical Gazette. 



An illustrated monthly of 24 pages or more devoted to all depart- 

 ments of Botany. Contains original investigations, descriptive 

 articles, editorial comments, and botanical news from all parts of 

 the world. It appeals both to the specialist and to the intelligent 

 lover of plants. Price, 82.00 a year. 



Dr. J. M. Coulter, Crawfordsville, Ind. 



Prof. C. R. Barnes, LaFayette, Ind. 



Prof. J. C. Arthur, Geneva, N. Y. 



Editors & Publishers. 



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tplDLllATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITOR. 



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

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

 Journal of mycology; Stamp world; Microscopical bulletin; Raidom notes on natural 

 history; Bulletin of the 'i on ?y botanical club; Botanical gazette; Mining review, of 

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

 Dai ham, San Diego county, Calif ; American jeweller; Bookmart; Hoosier mineral- 

 ogist and antiquarian: Babyhoo 1 (IS Spruce st. New York city); Pine and palmetto; 

 Western nologist; Ayas-u journal; Queries; American florist; Capital city philatelist; 

 Moodier naturalist; Plain talk: I he new moon. 



METEOROLOGICAL SUM3IARY. 



For October, 1SS5, at San Diego, California. Mean barometer, 29.906 Tempera 

 *n:e, maximum, 71 2; minimum. 570; mean, 03.9. Number of foggy days, 00; of 

 clear days, IS; of fair days, 13; of cloudy days, 00; of days on which rain fell, 2, 

 Amount of rainfall. 24 inches 



For November, 1885. at San Diego, California. Mean barometer, 29.977 High 

 est temperature, 7b. 40; toweft temperature, 41.5. Number of foggy days,00; of clear 

 Hays, 14; of fair days, J 3, of cloudy days, 3J on which rain fell, 8. Amount of am- 

 fall, 1 56 inches. 



J. C. Sprigg, Jr', Sergt. signal corps, L T . S. A. 



The following shells will be mailed, postage paid, at 5 cents each, $5 per 100 

 From Europe: Helix aperta, rupestris, acuta, ericetorum, striata, trochoides, terre^- 

 tr;s, tropidophora, pulcheila, carthusianella, carthusianorum, carthusiana, cantiana, 

 nic jensis, elegans, ventricosa, cornea, neglecta, variabilis, mozambicansis, terveri, 

 !asc iolata, pustula, caperata. conspurcata, ciliata, austriana, arbustorum, asper^,. 



From San Diego and vicinity : Acmaea asmi, patina, persona, scabra, spectrum, 

 astyns carinata, barbatia gradata, barleeia stbtenuis. haminea virescens, cerithidei 

 sacrata, bythinella intermedia and binneyi, conus californicus, coecum orcutti. lasea 

 oubra, tissurella volcano, bittium tuberculatum, donax californicus, heterodonax hi- 

 maculatus. litorina scutulata and planaxis. lottia gigantea. oystrea lurida, haliotis 

 cracherodii and splendens (small), septifer bifurcatus, succinea oregonensis, myurell • 

 simplex, nuttalliana scabra, nassa tegula, omphalius fuscescens, phasianella comptd. 



American shells. Helix palliata, mitchelliana, nickliniana, striatella, monoaon, 

 lead, arborea, alternata, septemvolva, inrlecta, hirsuta, reflecta, solitaria, albolabris, 

 profunda, clausa, labyrinthica, lineata, multilineata, pensylveniva, edvardsi, jiersj.-ti;- 



