39 . The West 'American Scientist. jo 



a past generation, uniform with and as a 84 Graphite. 1 



part of the state geological survey publi- Nos. 72-84 fron the Black Hills, South 

 cations, marked the commencement of a Dakota, collected by L. W. Stilwell. 



new era of botanical activity on the Pa- 

 cific coast. The next decade saw many 

 additions to the state flora through ihe 

 labors of a group of collectors who as- 

 siduously explored mountain and desert 

 regions alike. In 1879 Heman Chandler 

 Orcutt moved with his family from the 

 Green Mountain state to San Di<-go, and 

 took part in this work of exploration, 

 which only ended with his life in 1892 



Parry, Pringle, the Parish Brothers, 

 Palmer and many others were especially 

 active, with Gray, Greene, Brandegee, 

 Watson and Vasey £ s the principal wri- 

 ters on their field work. 



The last decade of the 19th century is 

 noteworthy for the attempted changes 111 

 nomenclature as prop 3sed by Kuntze, 

 followed by Coville, Greene. Britton and 

 other, mostly the younger, botanical au- 

 thors. 



85 Malachite. Ky. Mrs. Lemon. 2 

 .' 86 Malachite, San Pedro Martias Mt„ 

 Baja Cal. D. K. Allen 6 



87 Galena, Opulent mine* 7 



88 Obsidian, Cantilles Mts. Baja Cal. 2 



89 Cinnabar, Baja Cal Mrs. Buckman.4 



90 Green spar, Riverside Cal. H. C. 

 Orcutt. 3 



91 Cement rock, near boundary, Baja 

 Cal. J. A. Thoman. 1 



92 Tourmaline, Vt. H. N. Rust. 1 



93 Gold ore, San Rafael, Baja Cal. 7 



94 Ilmenite, Plymouth, Vt. 3 



95 Mica, Enfield N. H. H. C. Orcutt, 

 1877. 2 



96 Biotite, Canyon Cantilles, Baja Cal. 

 H. C. and C. R. Orcutt July 1884. 3 



97 Same as 93, San Nicholas mine. 2 



98 Gold and silver ore* 20 



99 Peacock copper ore, Baja Cal. 22 

 100 Dog tooth spar, Black Hills S. D. 1 



(To be continued.) 



In the present work the writer avoids 

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to Watson's great work— with this in WANTS 



view reproducing descriptions of species »t 7 * x TTtrn c . • . 



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discovered since 1880 Notes and des- « u - «. ■ 1 • 



. . . - Baltimore cactus journal 1 1 



cnptions of all the plants would have T , f , 



, * . . , , . V Journal 01 mycology 



been added but for the expense. r rf - .„ .. - ^ . , • 



K Cahlornian lllustr. magazine v 3 J^eb 94 



Garden 



Science 



Toirey bot club bulletin 



U S Dept Agric bot b 1 3 9 10 n 



— — chem b 10 12 18 19 27 32 35-7 



entom b 1st ser 



and many others. 



ORCUTT, San Diego, California. 





CATALOG 



OF 



MINERALS. 



72 Azurite. 



1 





73 Andesite. 



1 





74 Limonite. 



1 





75 Garnet. 



3 





76 Malachite. 



1 





77 Cymatolite. 





1 



78 Dendrite. 



1 





79 Pink Feldsp; 



ir. 



1 



80 Talc. 1 







81 Breccia. 



1 





82 Sanidin Trachyte 



1 



83 Aphanite. 



1 





TREES. 



ORCUTT, San Diego, California. 



stamps! 



ORCUTT, San Diego, California. 



