78 Ohio Naturalist. [Vol. 1, No. 5 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



A meeting of the Biological Club was held in Zoological Lecture- 

 room January 7, 1901. Professor Osborn presided; twenty-three 

 members present. 



Mr. Griggs, secretary of the board of editors gave a financial re- 

 port and recommended that the name of the publication be changed to 

 The Ohio Naturalist. By the unanimous vote of the members 

 present, the recommendation was adopted. 



Professor Hambleton read a paper on his Explorations in south- 

 ern Chili and Patagonia. He said: 



The expedition was sent out by the Chilean government and had 

 for its object the exploration of the coast from about 40° south latitude 

 to 48° in search of a river that might come from beyond the mount- 

 ains. This was done and a river called by the party Baker JRiver wns 

 discovered emptying into Baker channel at about 47° 20' south lati- 

 tude. This river was followed in its course to the water-shed and 

 was found to be the outlet of Lake Cochrane, though its principal 

 source was not discovered. 



A study of the flora of the region traversed by the party brought 

 to light the following facts: That the Peninsula of Taitao marks 

 the division line between the rich and varied flora of the Llanquihue 

 region and the monotonous flora of the Magellan Strait region. 



The difference between these two floras is really remarkable. 

 In the Llanquihue region no one species nor even genus can be said 

 to predominate. Character is given to the vegetation by the 

 Chusquea quila a sort of climbing bamboo. Fuchsia macrostemma 

 and a large variety of stately forest trees, all struggling together 

 for the mastery and making a forest as impenetrable as the Selva,s 

 of the Amazon. 



The Magellanic region is characterized by the predominance of 

 several species of Nothofagus. Immense forests may be found com- 

 posed exclusively of a single species, for example, the N.pnmilay 

 and in all this region, extending from the Pennsula of Taitoa to Cape 

 Horn, a distance 10° of latitude, no other kind of tree acquires any 

 considerable size. 



Professor Mills gave a report of the Baltimore meeting of Anthro- 

 pologists, and Professor Osborn gave a short account of a visit with 

 Dr. P. R. Uhler, and called attention to some of the Zoological 

 papers read before the meeting of the Society of Naturalists. 



.1. K. Knox, Miss Mary Dresbach, Miss Mary C. Crawford, E. D. 



Coberly, C. C. Poindexter, A. F. Conradi and Miss Clara Tangeman. 



were elected to membership. 



The Society then adjourned. 



Jas. S. Hine, Secretaiy. 



