The Ohio 'ih[^atiiralist, 



PUBLISHED BY 



The Biological Club of the Ohio State Uni'versity, 

 Volume II, DECEMBER. 1901. No. 2. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Tyler— Meeting of the Biological Club 117 



Meeting of the Ohio State Academy of Science 156 



Kellerman— Fifty Additions to the Catalogue of Ohio Plants . 157 



Keli.erjiaiV— Botanical Correspondence, Notes and News for Amateurs, I. . 159 



Kelleuman— Note and Correction to Ohio Fuugi Exsiccate 161 



Griggs— Notes of Travel in Porto Rico.. 16J 



Morse— Salamanders Taken at Sugar Grove 164 



WiLLiA.MSOX— Fishes Taken Near Salem. Ohio 165 



IIine— Collecting Tobanidae 167 



HiNE— Observations on Insects 169 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



November 4th, 1901. 



The Biological Club met in Orton Hall and was called to order 

 by the president, Prof. Osborn. As it is customary to elect new 

 officers at the November meeting each year, the Nominating 

 Committee presented the following names : For president, Mr. 

 Mills ; for vice-president, Mr. Morse ; for secretary, Mr. Tyler. 

 Prof. Lazenby moved that the secretary be instructed to cast the 

 unanimous ballot of the members present for the names proposed. 

 Carried. Messrs. J. C. Bridvvell, M. T. Cook and Harvey 

 Brugger were elected members. 



The retiring president, Prof. Osborn, presented a very inter- 

 esting address, an abstract of which follows : 



SCOPE OF MODERN BIOLOGY. 



It has been the custom in this society, following a mandate 

 of its constitution, for the president on retiring from the chair to 

 give an address, and it is presumed that such an address will 

 either bring to your attention the results of some special investi- 

 gation, summarize the work in some field of research or outline 

 the progress and problems with which biology has to do. 



When a year ago you were so kind as to honor me with this 

 office, two things I think came especially to my mind ; one the 



