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MEETINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



Orton Hall, Feb. 17, 1913. 



The Biological Club was called to order by the president, 

 Mr. vStover. In the absence of a quorum, the business meeting 

 was omitted. 



"In his "Notes on a recent European trip," Prof. Lazenby 

 discussed forestry and horticulture as he saw them in Germany 

 and France. Germany's care of her forests is the result of a 

 great fuel famine many years ago from which much suffering 

 resulted. Each province regulates its own forest preservation, and 

 in some cases great forests are owned and controlled by cities. 

 Considerable amounts of money are often realized from the wood. 

 There are many important forestry schools. Some experiments 

 are being performed on American trees. Smoke and game are 

 among the obstacles that the forest owners must combat. Graft- 

 ing is not used as a means of propapating trees. 



The next paper was a discussion of the Alfalfa Weevil, by 

 Herbert Osborn, Jr. This insect has caused very little trouble in 

 Europe, but is of considerable importance here. Eggs are laid 

 in the stems of the plants and the larvae eat the tops. Two fungi 

 and one native insect attack the weevil, but the best method 

 of combatting it is careful cultivation oP crops. 



After the reading of this paper, the meeting was adjourned. 



Marie F. McLellan, Secretary. 



Orton Hall, March 3, 1913. 



The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. Stover, 

 and the minutes of the two previous meetings were read and 

 approved. 



The first paper of the evening was by Prof. Robert Griggs on 

 "A Botanical Survey of the Sugar Grove Area. " Prof. Griggs first 

 outlined the geography of the region and its geological fonnation, 

 the latter being characterized by Black Hand sandstone. The 

 rough typograph}' is particularly interesting, caves and water- 

 falls being numerous. He divided the plants into three principal 

 groups, the rock-growing plants, which are largely accidental; 

 those on the bottom lands, which consist of a birch bottom land 

 association with hemlocks growing up on the sides of the hills; 

 and upland forms which are mostly pines. Many plants here 



