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careful examination by Professor McMinn of Mills Col- 
lege, determined these to be variations of C. luteus. 
The whole surrounding area, being rugged and little cul- 
tivated, is very rich in native plants, and the one re- 
gret of members of the party was that they could not re- 
main indefinitely to study them. Mr. Hollingsworth, with 
true mountain hospitality, urged the members of the 
Society to come again and often to avail themselves of 
the opportunity to study at different seasons the 
plants of the vicinity. All-in-all, it seems as though a 
camping trip for the Society might well become an an- 
nual event. Nor does it lack for invitations; it is per- 
haps worth while even at this early date to begin to 
consider possibilities for next season. 
PERMANENT EXHIBIT OF FRESH WILD FLOWERS. 
The Oakland Public Museum keeps on display dur- 
ing the entire year, the common native and introduced 
plants in their season. There are at this date, Septem- 
ber twenty-fourth, forty-four plants in blossom and 
eleven in fruit. To keep up this exhibit, a collector goes 
into the field weekly in the vicinity of Oakland or San 
Francisco, collecting from different areas so as to show 
plants of many different habits; in addition to this, 
many outsiders who are interested in plants send in 
material from other localities. Among the interesting 
things on display is the fruit of the Western Burning- 
Bush, Euonymus occidentalis, from Inverness ; also some 
characteristic dry-area plants from the vicinity of Santa 
Barbara. 
The purpose of this exhibit is primarily the instruc- 
tion of children in the schools, who are required to study 
something of the native flowers. It also proves of great 
interest to the general public, and occasionally serves 
some inquiring-minded scientist, who finds here speci- 
mens that he has not had opportunity to study in their 
native haunts. 
MADRONO 
Or Robin Hood or sylvan cavalier, 
In gayest garb when skies are gray and drear. 
Cal. O' Chortus. 
