West American Scientist 



CMGL 



he Pacific Coast 



CONTENTS: 



irst Olive Oil Mill in California ... Frontispiece. 



[e\v Bombylicht of the Group E^araeosmus D. \\ Coquilletl 219 



!ontributions to West American Mollusea C. R. Orcutt. 222 



-athyrus Splendens C. R. Orcutt. 224 



'uget Sound and Alaska U. L. Hertz. 225 



hmlndendron Occidentale 226 



ndian Method of Preparing Wool and Cotton .. /. Palmer. 226 



*ea Pansies 227 



lie Loquat 228 



The Pomegranate C. R. Orcutt. 229 



The Granadilla C. R. Orcutt. 230 



Women in Science Rosu Smith Eigentnann. 230 



The Rainbow Cactus. — Illustrated C. R. Orcutt. 236 



Companionship. — A Poem Mrs. E. E. Orcutt. 239 



An Oregon Mouse Aurelius Todd. 240 



The Mescjuite Rean C. R. Orcutt. 242 



The Tent Caterpillar 5. E. Kennedy. 244 



Editorial.! 245 



Notes and News 246 



Library Catalogue 247 



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