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certain bud-galls on oak which have usually been termed stem- 

 galls. The occurrence and habits of the seventeen-year Cicada 

 were discussed by several members of the Club. 



A committee of three was appointed b}^ the President to nom- 

 inate members for the editorial staff of the Ohio Naturalist 

 for the coming year. The committee reported, but action on 

 the report was deferred to an adjourned meeting to be held 

 Thursday, June 5, at four o'clock. 



F. J. Tyler, Secretary. 



DONATIONS TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. 



State and General Herbariums — From Prof. Sargent, 115 speci- 

 mens of woody plants. From Mr. F. H. Burglehaus, Toledo, 

 Ohio, 25 specimens of fungi, 20 mosses, 25 ferns and 135 flower- 

 ing plants. 



Botanic Garden — From Mr. Otto Hacker, Painesville, Ohio, 30 

 species of living plants. 



Zoological Museum — Mr. James Judge, Seal Islands, Alaska, 

 an adult male specimen of the fur seal, Callorhinus alascanus, 

 which has been mounted and is now in place in the museum. 



Pages 279-298 mailed June 10. 



