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In this list the Institution is given, although possibly not stated 

 in all cases, but on the basis of this list and adding such as are 

 known to belong to the University staff in each case, the numbers 

 run as follows : 



Columbia, 52; Cornell, 34; Ohio State University, 28; Harvard, 

 27; Chicago, 24; Yale, 23; Johns Hopkins, 18; Stanford, 17; Wis- 

 consin, 16; Michigan, 15; Minnesota, 15; Indiana, 14; Syracuse, 

 13; Illinois, 12; Kansas, 12; California, 12; Princeton, 12; Ne- 

 braska, 11; Missouri, 10; Iowa, 8; West Virginia, 8; Western 

 Reserve, 8; Case School, 8; Texas, 7; North Carolina, 7; Colora- 

 do, 6; Washington at St. lyOuis, 6; Maine, 5; Tennessee, 5; \^an- 

 derbilt, 5; Oberhn, 5; Purdue, 3; Virginia, 3; Cincinnati, i. 



We note the following for Ohio cities : Cleveland, 41; Colum- 

 bus, 37 ; Cincinnati, 21; Oberlin, 6 ; Wooster, 6; Marietta, 5; 

 Akron, 4; Westerville, Delaware, Athens, Alliance, 3 each; Ash- 

 tabula, Covington, Hiram, Painesville, Springfield, Tiffin, Toledo, 

 Wilmington, Youngstown, 2 each; Barnesville, Dayton, Defiance, 

 Eb'ria, Fredericktown, Garrettsville, Gilmore, Granville, Green- 

 ville, Hamilton, Mt. \^ernon, New Carlisle, North Baltimore, 

 Oxford, Plainville, Rushsylvania, Salem, Sandusky, Signal, 

 Urbana, Warren, West Milton, Wheelersburg, Wyoming and 

 Zanesville, i each. 



OHIO MYCOLOGICAL CLUB. 



To the Botanical Department came ever more frequent inquir- 

 ies as to the mushrooms and toadstools and other of the higher 

 fungi. It was thought best to devise a plan of response that 

 would be less burdensome and at the same time a better means of 

 furnishing, as far as could be done, the information sought, and 

 perhaps render assistance to people not now nor intending to be 

 students in colleges. 



Accordingly it was decided to form a Mycological Club, unen- 

 cumbered by constitution, b3'-laws, or officers, open to everybod)-, 

 and with the sole object of mutual help in observing and study- 

 ing the numerous mushrooms and toadstools — learning them so 

 thoroughly that the different kinds, especially the commoner 

 species, could be accurately identified with a view of using the 

 ediljle and avoiding the poisonous kinds. It was determined to 

 fix the fee at ten cents — low so as not to be burdensome to anyone 

 — and strong hope was entertained that with the income so 

 obtained several bulletins could be issued during the season. 



All who were consulted permitted their names to be entered as 

 charter members, and the Ohio Mycological Bulletin^ No. i, was 

 issued. The members now ninuberover 200 and the membership 

 cards are still being received. It is interesting to observe that 



