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ichthyic type]. Proceedings of the California Academy 
of Natural Sciences, ser. 1, l(l):33-34,35. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 12 
March 1855. The obverse side of p. 33, that is p. 34, 
bears the signature date of 12 March so that it is likely 
that the signature bearing this and several early presen¬ 
tations following 19 February (i.e., pages 31-34) were 
printed late in the evening of 12 March. Page 35 is part 
of the four-page signature that bears printing the date 26 
March. However, the presentation did not appear in the 
The Pacific, a newspaper published in San Francisco, 
until 23 March 1855. Ordinarily, the newspaper columns 
were then rearranged and printed in a signature in 
Proceedings style following their publication in the 
newspaper; but the Proceedings signature bearing the 
Ayres presentation is dated 12 March, a discrepancey 
that is difficult to explain. Whatever the case, the latest 
date for the appearance of the new taxon is 23 March 
1855. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (p. 32-35) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition,” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[2420] Kellogg, Albert. 1855. [Comments on Arabis ble- 
pharophylla, or Cal. purple rock-cress]. Proceedings of 
the California Academy of Natural Sciences, ser. 1, 
1(1):33. 
(Presented at the Academy meeting held 12 March 
1855. The obverse side of p. 33, that is p. 34, bears the 
signature date of 12 March so that it is likely that the sig¬ 
nature bearing this and several early presentations fol¬ 
lowing 19 February (i.e., pages 31-34) were printed late 
in the evening of 12 March.) 
[92] Antisell, Thomas. 1855. [Fossils from San Luis Obispo 
County], Proceedings of the California Academy of 
Natural Sciences, ser. 1, l(l):35-36. 
(Presented as a communication at the Academy meeting 
held 12 March 1855. Pages 35-38 constitute a four-page 
signature that bears the printing date 26 March. 
Reprinted in 1873, PCANS, 2nd ed., pp. 34-35 [q.v.].) 
[1543] Gibbons, William Peters. 1855. [Description of a 
new trout]. Proceedings of the California Academy of 
Natural Sciences, ser. 1, l(l):36-37. 
(Presented at the Academy meeting held 19 March 
1855. Pages 35-38 constitute a four-page signature that 
bears the printing date 26 March. However, the presen¬ 
tation did not appear in the The Pacific, a newspaper 
published in San Francisco, until 30 March 1855. 
Ordinarily, the newspaper columns were then rear¬ 
ranged and printed in a signature in Proceedings style 
following their publication in the newspaper; but the 
Proceedings signature bearing the Gibbons presentation 
is dated 26 March, a discrepancey that is difficult to 
explain. Whatever the case, the latest date for the 
appearance of the new taxon is 30 March 1855. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (p. 35-36) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition,” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[2421] Kellogg, Albert. 1855. [Remarks on a specimen and 
seeds of Cyclobothra, a plant of the tulip family]. 
Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural 
Sciences, ser. 1, 1(1 [26 March]):36. 
(Paper presented as a communication at the Academy 
meeting held on 19 March 1855. Pages 35-38 constitute 
a four-page signature that bears the printing date 26 
March.) 
[152] Ayres, William Orville. 1855. [Remarks on an abnor¬ 
mal development of a canine fetus]. Proceedings of the 
California Academy of Natural Sciences, ser. 1, 1(1):37. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 19 
March 1855. Pages 35-38 constitute a four-page signa¬ 
ture that bears the printing date 26 March. But, because 
the issue of The Pacific did not appear until 30 March 
1855, there is a question about the dating of the signa¬ 
ture preceding publication of the newspaper.) 
[2422] Kellogg, Albert. 1855. [Remarks on the California 
Elecampane], Proceedings of the California Academy of 
Natural Sciences, ser. 1, 1(1 [26 March]):37-38,39. 
(Paper presented as a communication at the Academy 
meeting held on 26 March 1855. Pages 35-38 constitute 
a four-page signature that bears the printing date 26 
March; the 4-page signature that includes p. 39 bears a 
printing date of April 9.) 
[2423] Kellogg, Albert. 1855. [Notes on some plants]. 
Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural 
Sciences, ser. 1, 1(1 [26 March/2 April]):38-39. 
(Paper presented as a communication at the Academy 
meeting held on 26 March 1855. Pages 35-38 constitute 
a four-page signature that bears the printing date 26 
March; pages 39-42 are included in a 4-page signature 
dated 2 April 1855.) 
[216] Ayres, William Orville, and John Boardman Trask. 
1855. [Report of the committee to make an examination 
in regard to a method for preserving submerged timber 
from the attacks of the ship worm]. Proceedings of the 
California Academy of Natural Sciences, ser. 1, 1(1):39. 
(Presented as a communication at the Academy meeting 
held 2 April 1855. Pages 39-42 constitute a four-page 
signature that bears the printing date of April 9.) 
[153] Ayres, William Orville. 1855. [A new flounder]. 
Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sci¬ 
ences, ser. 1, 1(1 [2 April]):40-41. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 2 
April 1855. The presentation appeared in the The 
Pacific, a newspaper published in San Francisco, on 6 
April 1855. Ordinarily, the newspaper columns were 
then rearranged and printed in a signature in Proceed- 
