Mar., 1903.] Meeting of the Wheaton Club. 401- 



the list includes school pupils, college students, many amateurs, 

 professional botanists (among these several eminent American 

 Mycologists,) business and professional people— not confined to 

 Ohio but from the whole country. 



The first four-page bulletin gave a few introductory and explana- 

 torv paragraphs, nine figures illustrating the general appearance 

 of the commoner groups of mushrooms, namely, the Gill-fungi, 

 Pore-fungi, Spine-fungi, Coral-fungi, Carrion- fungi, Puffballs, 

 Earthstars, Cup fungi, and Morels. Three illustrated books 

 noticed, suggestions to teachers, a paragraph on the Gill-fungi, 

 and the list of seventy-six charter members are the other contents - 

 of the first number. 



Bulletin No. 2 has just appeared. Besides explaing the make- 

 up of a botanical name, giving directions for sending specimens, 

 and the second list of members, the Morels are discussed and 

 illustrated by two full-page plates, showing the plants natural size. 



All the botanical names and the uncommon descriptive words 

 used in the bulletin are divided into syllables, and the accented 

 syllables marked. All matters are made as clear as possible. All 

 who may be interested in the mushrooms or who desire the bulletin 

 are invited to join the club, sending their names with fee to the 

 Professor of Botany, O. S. U., Columbus, O. — O. M. B. 



Meeting of the Wheaton Club. 



The Club met Monday evening, March the i6th, in Biological; 

 Hall. After a short business session the Club proceeded to an 

 examination and discussion of the list of earliest spring migra- 

 tions for Columbus, publi.shed in the February Nattrai^ist. 

 Comparison with the migration dates of Dr. Wheaton showed in 

 most cases a close connection, although there were several records- 

 differing quite widely. The record of the kingbird, Tyranmis 

 tvrannus, was found to be based on a mistake in the records of' 

 the Club. Discussion brought out the fact that several of the 

 dates given were antedated by observations of the members which 

 had not been reported and were therefore not available w'hen the 

 list was made up. The new records are given below : 



Barn Swallow, April 14. Whip-poor-will, April 29. 



Rose -breasted Grosbeak, April 22. Kentucky Warbler, April 30. 



Orange-crowned Warbler, April 22. Great-crested Flycatcher, April 29. 



Maryland Yellow-throat, April 20. Black-billed Cuckoo, May 5. 



Rough-winged Swallow, April 24. Blue-headed Vireo, April 30. 



Olive-backed Thrush, .\pril 26. Prothonoto'y Warbler, April 28. 



Warbling Vireo, April 20. Yellow-billed Cuckoo, April 27. 



After the discussion, reports of personal observations were 

 made, Mr. Dawson reporting the Go.shawk for March 15th. The 

 Club then adjourned to meet April 20th. 



Walter J. Derby, Scartary. 



