Volume 22. Numberl, April, 1918, Whole Number 158. EEG 257 SGN GOZO5 05 020505050505 0505050505 0702050202 050505050305 050202020702 0505 0302050203050; Established 18384. THE WEST AMERICAN SCIENTIST A Popular Review and Record forthe ;Paific; Gogst., | The oldest scientific magazine west’ of’ the Mississippi. RIP RLOGE LEAS Gravee cc gecozozorccozororecozozorvresororerorelororcivecz0rscelcsez Sr ocezdzsrocozorer vaca CONTENTS: FLORA OF CALIFORNIA AND PARTS ADJACENT:—Descriptions of all the known plants of California and of Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Baja (Lower) California, with references to the literature, syn- onymy, geographical distribution, economic notes, and other informa- tion, compiled from all availabie sources. PROSPECTUS:—It is our plan to devote several volumes to the review of the botany of California, which, when completed will form a full his- tory cf our plant life as far as known. 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The first floor will be re- served for the general store of the Broadway Co-operative Stores Company. Fuliter details on application. C. R. Orcutt, No, 1705 Broadway, San Diego, California, 3 PRICE LIST OF SHELLS Acanthina engonata 10c; lapilloides 10c; lugubre .20e; paucilirata 15e. Achatinella adusta 19c; /bilineata 15c; cesta 15c; citrina 10c; decipiens 10c; gravida 15e; nucieola 15c; orophalia 15¢; ovata 10c;'’prasina 15c; producta 15ce; recta 15c; stewarti 15c; tetrao 10c; tristris 10c; tumritella 10¢;' varie- gata 10c; ventricosa 10c; vulpina 15¢c; zebrina 15e. Acicula lineata 10e. Acmaea asmi 10c; costata 15c; depicta 10c; fascicularis 10¢e; insessa 15c; li- matula 10c; mesoleuca 15c; mitra 15c; occidentalis 10c; paleacea 15c; patina 10c; pelta 10c; persona 15e; saccharina 15e; seabra 15¢e; scutum 10c; spectrum 10c; testudinalis 10e. Acmella hungerfordiana 20c. Actaeon bullata 20c; punctocaelata 15c; punctostriatus 20c. Adeorbis subcarinatus 10e. Adamsiana variabilis 20c. Alaba supralirata 10c; tervaricosa 10c. Aleetrion cooperi 25c; fossata 25e; gayi 35¢e; mendica 15c; perpinguis 15c; ver- sicolor 10c. Alexia myosotis 10c; 15¢e; setifer 15c. Amalthea antiquatus 10c; personata australis 20c; barbatus 10c; cranioides 15¢; pilosus 10c; tumens 15c. Ambloxis decisa 5e; integer 10c; obesa ine ponderosa 10¢; rufa 15c; subsolida Amiantis callosa 50c. Amnicola hbalearica 10c; 10e; cubenana 10e; emiliana 10c; globulus 10c; limosa 5c; lustrica 10c; macena 10c; pallida 5c; panamensis 10c; porata 5c; walkeri 10c. Amphidromus chloris 25e. Amphipepla quadrasi 25c. Ampullaria depressa 10c. Aneylus caurinus, costulatus, desperdi- tus, engraptus, filosus, fluviatilis, fus- cincinnatiensis dupotetiana 5c; cus, gibbosus, lacustris, nuttalli, papil- laris, parallellus, rivularis, ‘tardus, each 10c. Rome electrina, ephippium, lampe, each Cc; Aperostoma dysoni 25c. Aporhais pespeliecani 10c. Area americana 20c; multicostata 50c; pexata 10c; ponderosa 15c. Arcularia arcularia,; complanata, luteos- toma, scarbriuscula, thersites, each 10e. Assiminea brevicula, californica, philip- Ppinica, each 10ce. Auricula auris- midae 25c; elongata 10c: parva 15c; solida 10c; suleulosa 25c. Auriculella auricula, crassula, patula, each 10c. Bankivia fasciata 20c. Balea perversa 10c. Barbatia gradata 15ce; solida 10c. Barleeia subtenuis 5e. Bifidaria armifera 5c; contracta 5c; hemphilli 20c; holzingeri 15¢c; hordea- cea 10c; hordeacella 15c; procera 5c; servilis 15c; tappaniana 15e, Bittium armillatum, asperum, assimilla- tum, filosum, granarium, lacteum, nigrum, quadrifilatum, reticulatum, varium, vasum, each 10ce. 4 Brachypodella subtilis var. pulchella 25c. Broyeria coarctata 10c. Bulimulus alternatus 5c; dealbatus 5c; elongatus 10c; inglorious $1; moore- anus 5c; schiedeanus 5c; serperastrus 10c. Buliminus montanus, obscurus, pupa, quadridens, tournefortianus, each 10c. Bullus gouldianus 15¢c; media 25c; occi- dentalis 10c; peaseanus 25c; ‘solitarius 10c; striatus 10c. Bythinia leachii, pulchella, tentaculata, each 5c. Bythinella alta, binneyi, brevis, dunkeri, intermedia, obtusa, reyniesi, each 5c. Calliostoma annulatum 25¢; canalicula- tum 20c; costatum 15c; exiguus 10c; striatus 10c; supragranosum 25c. Calyptraea mamillaris 15c. Caecum ealifornicum, erebricinctum, nitidum, oreutti, each 15c. Cardita affinis 10c; crassa 15c; floridana 10¢c; subquadrata 15c. Carychium exiguum, exile, minimum, oc- cidentalis, each 10c. Cassis cameo $2; cornuta $2; rufa $1; elevata, fila, tuberosa $3. Ceriphasia canaliculata, foremanii, lewisii, neglecta, subulare, sycamorense, unciale, whitei, each 10c. Cerithidea ambigua, californica, mazat- lanica, scalariformis, turrita, each 10c. Cerithium eburneum, fioridianum, in- cisus, lacteum, morus, morinum, mus- carum, nigrescens, reticulatum, ster- cus-muscarum, variabilis, variegatum, versicolor, each 10ce. Chiton hartwegii. 25c; Chorus belcheri 50c. Clausilia agrigensiana, bidens, bidentata, stelleri $1. biplicata, cana, catalonica, dubia et var. carpathica, incisa, itala et var. rufescens, laminata, lapiusae, leucos- tigma, ornata, papillaris, parvula, pen-: chinata, perversa, plicata, plicatula et var. superflua, rolphii, rugosa, solida, stroebeli, each 10c. Columbella avara 5c; carinata, 5e; chrys- alloidea 10c; cribraria 5c; diminuta, 15c; fulgurans 5c; fuscata 10c; gausa- pata 5c; haemastoma 10c; impolita 15c; ligula 10c; lunata 5c; mercatoria 5c; nitida 5c; parva 10c; peasei 15c; pyg- maea 5c; rustica 5c; sertpta 10c; striata 19¢c; tuberosa 10c; varians 5c. Conulus chersinus 5c; fulvus alaskensis 10c. et var. Conus arenatus 25c: betulinus 75c; eali- fornicus 15e; ceylonensis 25¢c; conica 15c; hebraeus 20c; interruptus 15e; literatus 75c; marmoreus 50c; mus 10¢; pealei 10c; proteus 50ec;: quereinus 50c; verrucosus 10e; virgo 50e. Crepidula aculeata 10c; arenata 15c; con- vexa 15c; fornicata 5c; navicelloides nose plana 5c; rugosa 15c; unguiformis 15c. : Crucibulum imbriecatum 20¢; 10c; umbrella 25c. Cypraea annettae $1; annulus 5c; caput- serpentis 5e; caurica 10c; clandestina 25¢e; errones 10c; erosa 15c; fimbriata 25¢c; helvola 5c; irrorata 25c; lynx 15c; moneta 5c; mus 20¢; ocellata 15c; spa- dicea $1: tabescens 25c; tigris 25c; vitellus 25c. Defrancia intricata 25c. spinosum 5 Dentalium entalis 10c; neohexagonum 15e; pretiosum 20c; quadrangulare (fossil) 25e; tetragonum (fossil) 25c. Diplommatinum boettgeri, concaloi, cyr- tochilus, dohertyi, hyalina, quadrasi, saxicola, sowerbyi, taeniolata, each 10e. Dolium ringens $1. Donax laevigatus 10c; navicula 10c; punctostriatus 10ce. Dosinia discus 25c; dunkeri 25c; ponde- rosa 50c. ; Fburna areolata 50c; japonica 25e. Epiphragmophora areolata 25c; arrosa 15e; ayersiana 25c; californiensis 25c; catalinae 50c; dupetithouarsi 20c; fidelis 25ec; gabbii 25c; intercisa 25c; kelletti 30c; levis 25c; orcutti $2; re- dimita 30c; ruficineta 20c; stearnsiana 25e; traskii 25¢c; tryoni 20c; tudiculata 25e; veatchii 25c. Frato columbella 25e vitellina 25c. EKulota awajiensis 30c; vulzivasa 10c. Fasciolaria distans 25c; gigantea $1; salmo 50c; tulipa 75c. Fissurella alternata. graeca, voleano, each 10e. Fulgar perversus $1. Fusinus dupetithouarsi $1; ferus $2. Gastrodonta acerra, cellaria, gularis, in- ornata, intertexta, interna, ligera, sup- pressa, each 10c. Georissa biangulata, densilirata, jJavana, pee v ipa te regularis, subglabrata, each Oe. Gibbula adansoni, adriatica, callichroa, pareipicta. suceineta, each 15c. Glyptostoma newberryana 50c. Goniobasis athleta, brevispira, carinifera, eatenaria, clarkii, clavaeformis, comal- ensis, curreyana, curvilabris, decora, gracilior, hydei, laeta, laqueata, lives- eens. lordida, luteola. obtusa, plicifera, postii, proxima, semicarinata, spill- mani, vicina, each 10e. Haliotis cracherodii 10c to $1; corrugata proboscidi- 50e; gigantea $1; iris $1; rufescens $2: splendens 25c to $1. Haminea crocata, succinea, vesicula, virescens, each 10e. Harpa ventriccsa $1. Helicella acuta, apicina, caperata, car- Pt eteeweers ae cespitum, variabilis, G He'‘icina acutissima 10c; adamsiana 20c; eitrinella 20c; convexa 15c;: occulta 10c; parva 10c; sandwichensis 15c; sub- striata 10c: tropica 10e. Hemifusus colosseus $1. es ee ees bimaculatus, each 10 varieties, Hinnites giganteus $1. Hippopus maculatus $1. Holospira campestris, cockerelli, danielsi, millestriata, pfeifferi, each 25c. Hydrobia glabra, jenkinsi, ulvae, ven- trosa, wetherbyi, each 5c. Laevicardium elatum $1; mortoni 10c; substriatum 10¢; Leptothyra bacula, carpenteri, rubra, sanguinea, each 10c. Leptoxis. ampla, carinata, rubiginosa, ea euoeus, plicatus, sublobosus, each Gy Litorina angulifera, aspera, basteroti, caerulescens, irrorata, litorea, mauriti- barbadoensis, 6 ana, millegrana, muriecata, palliata, philippi, planaxis, rudis, scutulata, Sitkana, tenebrosa, thersistes, ziczac, each 10e. Macoma balthica 10c; indentata 25c; in- quinata 15c; secta 25¢c; tampaensis 20c; yoldiformis 50c. Mangelia angulata, each 10c. Marginella apicina 5c; cerinella, stellata, aureoecincta 15e; avena 5c; californica 15c; conoidalis 10c; interrupta 25c; jewettii 20c; lu- cida 0c; (minuta 10e; opalina i10¢; pellucida 10c; philippi 15c; roscida 20c; succinea 20c; Ssuavis 10c. Meiampus boholensis, coffeus, fasciatus, gundlachi, lineatus, luteus, olivaceus, each 10c. Meio diadema $1; indica $2. Melongena corona 25¢c; patula 50c; pug- ilina 50c. Mitra episcopalis 50e. Murex bicolor 50c; cellulosa 25¢c; circum- texta 25c; erinaceus 10c; gemma 50c; inflatus $1; plicatus 15c; pomum 25c; ie 25e to $1; rufus 25c; tenuispinus Nassa ambigua 10c; obsoleta 5c; vibex We. Natica cancrena 15c; duplicata 25c. Nautilus pompilius $3. Nerita albicella 10c; bernhardti 15c; eostata 15c; peloronta 10c; polita 10c; secabricostata 15c; tessellata 5c; ver- Ssicolor 5e. Neritina picta 25c; pupa 10c; reclivata 5¢e; virginea 5c; viridis 15c. Gdostomia aequisculpta, bisuturalis, im- pressa, insculpta, seminuda, trifida, each 10e. Oliva inflata 25c; literata 20c; olorinella 25¢e; reticularis 20c; porphyria 50c to $1; sanguinolenta 25e; venulata 25c. Olivella anazora 10c; biplicata 5c; bul- lula 10c; dama 10e; floralia 5¢e; gra- ecilis 10c; jaspidea 15c; mutica 5c; nivea 5c; oryza 5c; pedroana 10c; ter- gina 10c; undatella 15c; volutella 15c; zonalis 10e. Omphalotropis amoena, clavus, conica, elongatula, erosa, expansilabrum, granum, guamensis, laevis, latilabris, laticosta, ochrostoma, picta, picturata, quadrasi, rubens, semicostulata, sub- maritimum, each 10e. Ostrea amara 25c; lurida 10c. ie gibbosa 50c; ovum 25c; variabilis 25¢. Parastarte triquetra 25c. Paphia decussata, grata, histrionica, laciniata, staminea, striata, undulata, each 10c. Patula fusea 10c; rotundata 10ce. Pecten aequisuleata 10e; japonicum 50e. Pedipes liratus $1; unisuleatus 15c. Periploma planiusecula (argentaria) 50c. Phasianella compta 5c; pulla 5c; pulloi- des 10c: speciosa 10c; tessellata 5c; vieuxi 10e. Pholas costata 50e. Physa acuta 10c; ancillaria 5c; bou- eardi 10c; contorta 10c; cubensis 5c; diaphana 5c; distinguenda 15c; ellip- tria 10c; gabbii 10c; gyrina 5c; heter- ostropha 5c; humerosa (fossil) 15c; hypnorum 5c; integer 5c; lordi 5c; maitorelli 10c; mamoi 10c; mexicana 7 10¢; pomilio 10c; pyramidata 5c; saint- Simonis 15c; squalida 10c; striata 5c; traskii 10c; virgata 10c. Pisidium abditum, adamsi, aequilaterale, casertanum, compressum, corneum, fallax, fontinalis, fossovinum, idaho- ensis, novaboracense, obtusale, occi- dentale, peraltum, politum, roperi, splendidulum, sulcatum, virginicum, each 10ce. Placenta orbicularis 15c. Planorbis albus 5c; armigera 5c; bicar- inatus 5e; binneyi 10c; campanuiatus 5e; earinatus 10c; complanatus 5¢; complicatus 10c; corneus 5c; contortus 10c; corpulentus 5c; dilatatus 10e; dreryi 10c; dubius 10c; exacutus 5¢; fieldi 15c; interclaria 10c; lentus 5¢; lucidus 10c; marginatus 10c; marmor- atus 10¢c; nautileus 5c; nitida 5c; op- ercularis 10c; parvus 5c; planorbis 5c; pronus 10c; scalaria 15c; spirorbis 5c; tenuis 10c¢; trivolvis 5c; tumidus 15c; vermicularis 10c; vortex 5c. Pomatius carthusianus, gracilis, macula- tus, monteserraticus, partulum, tes- Ssellatus, each 10c. Praticolella berlandieriana 10c; griseola 10c. Pteroceros aurantia 50c; chiragra 50c; lambis $1; rugosa $1. Punctum pasadenae 10c. Pupa acanthinula, angilica, aragonica, avena, avenacea, cinerea, corticaria, eylindracea, decora, dertosensis dolio- lum, fellax, ferrari, frumentum et var. elongata, groecum, goniostoma, iler- densis, leptochilus; microdon, modica, monteserratica, muscorum, pediculus, pyvgmaea, quadrasi, guadridentata, quinquedentata, secale, semproni, sterk- liana tarraconensis, umbilicata, varia- bilis, each 10c. Pupoides marginatus 10c. Pyramidula alternata 5c; cronkhitei 10c; perspectiva 5c; striatella 5c. Pythia pantherina 25c. Ranella californica 25c; lampas $1. Rapana bezoar 50c. Rissoa costata, labrosa, parva, quadrasi, Similis, striata, sulcata, each 5c. Sanguinolaria nuttalli 25c. Siphonaria alternata, atra, lecanium, maura, sipho, each 10c. Siphonalia kelletti $1. Solen californicus 50¢c; rosaceus 10c. Somatogyrus integer 5c; isogona 5e. Sphaerium aureum, corneum, dentatum, fabalis, flavum, lacustris, rhomboi- deum, rivicola, rosaceum, occidentale, ovale, partumeum, securis, simile, solidulum, stamineum, striatinum, subtransversum, suleatum, truncatum, each 10c. Stenogyra beckiana, gracilis, javanicum, mauritianum, octona, paayensis, swift- iana, each 10c. Strombus bituberculatus 25e; costatus 75¢c; gigas $1; gracilior 25c; granulatus 15e: isabella. 25e; pugilis 35e. Succinea avara, brevis, campestris, con- coidalis, elegans, garrettiana, egros- venori, haydeni, horridana, luteola, obliqua, Ovalis, oregonensis, putris, retusa, rusticana, sillimani, tlalpan- ensis, undulata et var. morchi, ver- meta, virgata, each 10c. 8 Tegula ater, aureotincta, brunnea, funebrale et var, superbatum, gallina, globulus, each 10c. Tellina carpenteri ps BOOKS RE CEIVED Perry, Horace: Theories of energy. 231 pp. $1.75. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, pub- lishers, 2 West 45th st., N. Y. Jeffrey, Edward Charles: Anatomy of woody plants, $4. University of Chi- cago Press, Chicago, Ill. 478 pp. 306 ill. O MAGDALENA BAY SHELLS In 1917 the editor spent the month of March on the shores of Magdalena bay, Baja California, and collected about 400 species of shells, of which the following were obtained in sufficient numbers to offer for sale, or in exchange for oa Shells, books, ete. Acmaea atrata Cpr. 20c. . Actaeon traskii Stearns. 25c. Alaba jeannettae Bartsch. 15e. Aletes squamigerus Cpr. 25c, -Angulus suffusus Dall. 20c. Anomia peruviana Orb. 10c. Red var., valves 10ce. Arca gigantea Brod. Juniors, 10c. Arca solida Brod. Sby. 15e. Arcularia tiarula Kiener. 15c. Cardium procerum Sby. 25e. Cerithium gemmatum Hinds. 10ce. Chama pellucida Brod. 25e. Conus fergusoni Shy. $1. Crepidula excavata Brod. 15c. Crepidula nummaria Gould. 25c. Discinisea strigata Brod. 15c. Donax lamarckii Desh. 15e. Engina ferruginosa Reeve. 10c. Epitonium tinctum Cpr. 25c. Eulithidium typicum Dall. 10c. Fasciolaria princeps Sby. Poor, 50c. Fissurella rubropicta Pils. 15c. Fissurella rugosa Sby. 15ce. Haliotis fulgens Phil. 25e to $1.00. Laevicardium elenense Sby. 20c. Lithophaga attenuata Desh. 35c. Litorina aspersa Phil. 15c. Litorina conspersa Phil. 15e. Litorina varia Sby. 20c. Lyonsia nesiotes Dall. 25c. - Macrocallista squalidus Sby. 20e. Marginella californica parallela Dall. 20c. Marginella politula Cooper. 25c. Modiolus brasiliensis Lam. 25e. Nerita ornata Sby. 25e. Oliva incrassata Soland. 25c. Olivella porteri Dall. 35c. Olivella tehuelea Duelos. 15e. Ostrea fisheri Dall. 50e. * Pecten circularis Sby. 25c. Pedalion chemnitzianum Orb. 15e. Phyllonotus radix Gmelin. 25c. to $1. Pteria peruviana Reeve. 25c. Purpura nuttalli Conr. 10e. Pyramidella adamsi Cpr. 35ce. Siphonaria maura Sby. 15c. Strigilla fucata Gould. 25c. Tivela delesserti Desh. 15c. Tivela planulata Sby. 20ce. Tritonalia poulsonii Cpr. 20c. Vasum cestus Brod. Fossil, $1. Williamia galapagana Dall. 25c. Cc; RCUTT, 1705 Broadway. San Diego, Cal.