Volume III. MAY, 1887. Whole No. 25. 



We^t i i^merican -t- ^cieqlii^li. 



A Popular Review and Record for the Pacific Coast. 



Official Organ of the San Diego Society 



of Natural History. 



C. R. ORCUTT, - Editor. 



CONTKNTS: 



Gypsum on the Coast of Lower California. . M. Lopatecki 117 



Eminent Naturalists— VI JosJah Keep 118 



Hermit Crabs Populnr Science News. .. 119 



Content (a poem) S 120 



Hawaiian Ferns Lorenzo G. Yates 120 



Ferns of Ceylon Lorenzo G. Yates 121 



Santa Barbara Society of Natural History. . Mrs. R. F. Bingham 122 



Aquatic Plants of San Diego C. R. Orcutt 123 



Items Relating to Insects Compiled for Sciei^itist. 126 



Notes About Fish Compiled for Scientist. 127 



Cutting Diamonds Selected 128 



Necrology 128 



Lower Californian Notes M. Lopatecki 129 



Correspondence 131 



Editorial 132 



Notes and News 133 



Literature 133 



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