June, 1902.] Meeting of the Biological Club. 295 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



TowxsHEND Hall, April Sth, 1902. 



The Club was called to order by the president and the minutes 

 of the previous meeting were read and approved. 



The paper of the evening was given by Prof. Cook, who 

 described the various marine biological laboratories of the United 

 States, and illustrated by means of lantern slides from views taken 

 at the laboratories and in their vicinities. The first laboratory of 

 this kind was established on Penekese Island by Prof. Agassiz in 

 1873. It closed in 1875. Next a laboratory was opened at Annis- 

 quan, Massachusetts, by Dr. Hyatt. This is supported by the 

 Woman's Educational >Society of Boston and the Boston Society 

 of Natural History. 



The marine biological laboratory at Wood's Holl was estab- 

 lished in 1 888. The first 3'ear there were nine investigators and 

 eight students. Now the attendance is about a hundred and fifty 

 each year. The U. S. Fish Commission station is also located at 

 Wood's Holl and Penekese Island is about 13 miles distant. Two 

 other laboratories are situated on the Atlantic Coast, one at Casco 

 Bay, Me., under the direction of Prof. Kingsley, and the other 

 at Cold Springs Harbor, Long Island. On the Pacific Coast there 

 are two laboratories, one of which is controlled by Leland Stan- 

 ford Jr. University. This is at Pacific Grove, California, and was 

 established in 1892. The LTniversity of Minnesota started a lab- 

 oratory on Vancouver Island in 1901. 



Orton Hall, May 5, 1902. 



President Mills being absent, the meeting was called to order 

 by the Vice-President, Mr. Morse. The first paper w^as by Mr. 

 Davis, and was a review of experiments performed by students 

 in horticulture on the absorption of w^ater by seeds. Prof. Hine 

 gave notes on the life histories of some of the Tabanidae, and 

 mentioned some means of combatting them, which have been 

 tried with more or less success. Prof. Schaffner spoke of the 

 conjugation of Spirogyra and of the development of sex in the 

 lower algae. The Club adjourned to meet the first IMonday 

 evening in June. 



Orton Hall. June 2, 1902. 



Under the head of "Personal Observations," Prof. Schaffner 

 mentioned some woody plants which he has lately found to self- 

 prune. He also gave some notes on the anatomy of flowers of 

 Castalia and Nymphaea. Prof. Cook explained the formation of 



