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November 14, 1914. — Regular meeting. Lecture by Dr. P. B. Ken 

 nedy on "Observations on Certain of the Native Clovers.' 

 Illustrated by herbarium specimens and drawings. 



December 12, 1914. — Annual dinner at Hotel Carlton, Berkeley 

 Talk by Mr. S. B. Parish of San Bernardino, on "Reminis 

 cences of Early Days and Early Botanists of California." 



January 16, 1915. — Regular meeting. Lecture by Miss A. M. Lute 

 Seed Expert of the United States Department of Agriculture 

 on "Taxonomic Values in Seeds." Illustrated by stereopticon 

 views. 



REPORT OF FIELD TRIPS. 



May 10, 1913. — Leader, Mr. Guy Smith. Locality, San Leandro 

 Hills and the Lake Chabot district. The trip was meant as one 

 of general observation. 



Brocliaea congesta (Ookow) was found in abundance in full 

 flower in a field of half -grown grain. The bulbs are too deep- 

 seated to be disturbed by the plow, and, their season of growth 

 coming after the seeding of the grain, they are benefited 

 rather than injured by cultivation. 



Papaver heterophyllum (Wind Poppy) and Calocliortus 

 albiis (White Globe-Tulip) were found on a rocky hillside. In 

 one canyon Mimulus langsdorffii, var. grandis (Monkey-flower), 

 grew in profusion. 



May 31, 1913. — Leader, Dr. W. L. Jepson. Locality, Leona Heights, 



Oakland. Especial attention was paid to the condition of plants 



under extreme drought, which was then in its third season, 



causing summer flowers to exhibit all evidences of hardship 



1 in prolonging their existence. 



Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamisal) served as a text for 

 a discussion of habits of the shrubs which inhabit dry hillsides. 



January 10, 1914. — Leader, Dr. W. L. Jepson. Locality, Telegraph 

 Canyon, Berkeley. The object of the trip was the study of 

 seedlings. The characteristic growth of several species was 

 observed. Lupinus densiflorus (White or yellow Lupine) proved 

 the most interesting in its habit of protecting the young 

 plumule inside the swollen upper stem until sufficient develop- 

 ment is made to withstand the frosts that threaten in December 

 and early in January, when the plants are beginning to grow., 



February 14, 1914. — Leader, Mr. Frank B. Kellogg. Locality, the 

 sand-dunes south of the Cliff House in San Francisco. Mr. 

 Kellogg explained the special characteristics of dune-binding 

 plants, their extremely well-developed underground parts, both 

 roots and subterranean stems, and their habitual low and 



