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taken from one tree. The shape of the leaf is also exceedingly- 

 variable in the Hackberries, so that one can find leaves of a 

 decidedly ovate type or of a decidedly lanceolate type on the 

 same individual. 



MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



Orton Hall, June 6, 1904. 



The meeting was called to order by the President and the 

 minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 



Prof. Kellerman reported innoculation experiments with Puc- 

 cinia sambuci. Prof. Landacre spoke of a peculiar foetal heart 

 in a pig. Prof. Hine gave notes on the stay of warblers in this 

 locality. 



The committee on nominations for the staff of the Ohio 

 Naturalist reported as follows: 



Editor-in-chief, .... John H. Schaffner 



Business Manager ..... James S. Hike 



ASSOCIATE EDITORS. 



Zoology, ..... Francis L. Landacre 



Botany, ..... Harlan H. York 



Geology, ..... John A. Bownocker 



Archaeology, ..... William C. Mills 



Ornithology, ..... James G. Sanders 



Ecology, ...... John N. Frank 



The report of the committee was accepted as read. After 



hearing reports on plans for the summer's work by various 



members the club adjourned. 



J. N. Frank, Secretary. 



The fourteenth annual meeting of the Ohio State Academy of 

 Science will be held at Cleveland, Nov. 25 and 26. The meetings 

 will be in the Biological Building of Adelbert College. 



Date of Pnblication of November Number, November 9, 1904. 



