2i6 The Ohio Naturalist. [Vol. XI, No. 1, 



Some species of the Alclanthaceae, notably of Veratrum, have 

 rhizomes from which tincture of veratrum is prepared. V. viride 

 is used as a poison for insects in spraying for all biting forms and 

 Chamaelirium lutium is used as a tonic. 



Hamerocallis fuh^a and species of Lilium in Liliaceae are very 

 showy and ornamental plants. Various species of Allium includ- 

 ing the wild onion and garlic are cooked and eaten by the various 

 Indian tribes. 



In the Convallariaceae the young stems of Asparagus offician- 

 lis are used as food; while the flowers of Convallaria majalis 

 and Trillitim grandiflorum arc very ornamental. Narcissus 

 pseudo-narcissus in the Amaryllidaceae, is an ornamental plant, 

 and the roots of Dioscorea villosa in the Dioscoreaccae furnishes a 

 medicine which possesses expectorant properties and promotes 

 perspiration. The Iridaceae give sc/mc important species of which 

 Iris versicolor possesses medicinal and ornamental A^alues. It is 

 regarded as an alternati\'e diuretic and purgative. The species 

 of Sisyrinchium are used as ornamental plants. 



Some of the Orchidaceae arc important, particularly the 

 orchids which are used for niedicine and for ornamental plants. 

 Species of Cypripedium yield a medicine used as an antispasmodic 

 and nerve tonic. 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



Orton Hall, May 9, 1910. 



The Club was called to order by the President, and the minutes 

 of the previous meeting read, and approved. 



Miss Elsa Leuc, and Mr. J. G. George were elected to member- 

 ship. Prof. F. R. Marshall then spoke to the Club upon the 

 subject, "Breed Records in the Study of Inheritance." Mr. 

 Marshall showed that the keeping of such records is quite impor- 

 tant, and that interesting facts may be deduced from them. He 

 gave a brief account of the system of registration of breed stock. 



The Secretary read a brief history of the Biological Club, 

 from the time of its organization in IS.SS to 1900. 



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M. G. Dickey, Sec. 



Date of Publication, Nov. 21, 1910. 



