Volume III. AUGUST, 1887. Whole No. 28, 



We^t ^ IJmei'ican * ^cieqti^i 



A Popular Review and Record for America. 



Official Organ of the San Diego Society 



of Natural History. 



C. R. ORCUTT, - Editor. 



CONTKNTS: 



Beauties of the Sea Josiah jKeep 153 



Some Additions to Our State Flora Edward L. Greene 155 



Santa Barbara Ferns Dr. L. G. Yates 157 



* Kitchen Middens ' of Costa Rica M. Lopatecki 158 



Fresh-water Sponges from Mexico Edward Potts 160 



Peridotite Correspondents 162 



Kansas Society of Natural History W. R. Lighton, Sec 162 



The Rise of Universities The Reviewer 163 



Migration of Dakota Birds C. L. Cheney 163 



The Advance of Science CD. Pendell 163 



The New California Poa Dr. Geo. Vasey 165 



Notes on the Common Crow F. L. Burns 166 



Washingtonia Robusta 166 



Frail Animal Life J.O.Snyder 167 



Cactuses of Southern California 168 



Night-Blooming Cereus Illustrated 169 



Brief Articles 172 



Necrology 172 



Editorial 172 



Notes and News 173 



Literature 175 



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