Nov., 1903 .] 
Notes and News. 
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THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF PLANTS. V. 
John H. Sch.^ffnfr. 
The plants listed below were measured during the past season 
in Ohio and Kansas. All are considerably taller than given in 
Britton’s Manual: 
OHIO. 
Bromus tectonini L., . • . . . . sK feet. 
Urtica gracilis Ait., ..... 10 “ 
Thalictrum purpurascens L., . . . .8 “ 
Impatiens aurea Muhl., . . . . . 7)4 “ 
Angelica atropurpurea L., . . . . . .10 “ 
Daucus carota L., ....... 5K “ 
Pastinaca sativa L., . . . . . . . 10 “ 
Carduus altissimus L. , . . . . . I2j^ “ 
Lactuca canadensis L., . . . iiK “ 
KANSAS. 
Sagittaria latifolia 3 Villd., ..... 5 “ 
Phleuin pratense L., . . . . ■ . .5 “ 
Eb'mus virginicus L., . . . . . . 5 “ 
Elymus canadensis L., . . . . . . 7K “ 
Rumex crispus L., . . . . . . SK “ 
Saponaria officinalis L., . . . . -4 “ 
Brassica nigra (L. ) Koch., . . . . . 8 “ 
Penthorum sedoides L. , ...... 2)4 “ 
Geuni canadense Jacq., ...... “ 
Althaea rosea Cav., ....... 10 “ 
Asclepias syriaca L., ...... “ 
Marrnbium vulgare L., . . . . . . 4 “ 
Aster vimineus Lam., ...... 6 ^ “ 
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L., . . . . “ 
NEWS AND NOTES. 
The thirteenth annual meeting of the Ohio State Academy of 
Science will be held a Denison University, Granville, Ohio, Nov. 
27th and 28th. 
The Ohio State Academy of Science has this year published 
three important “Special Papers.’’ The first is Special Paper No. 
5, Tabanidae of Ohio, by James S. Hine. This is a pamphlet of 
63 pages and, in addition to a general discussion of the life history 
and anatom}' of these insects, it contains a catalogue of Taban- 
idae from America North of Mexico and a systematic treatise of 
Ohio species with keys for their identification. 
Special Paper No. 6 is entitled “ The Birds of Ohio,’’ A Revised 
Catalogue, by Lynds Jones. It contains 241 pages and gives a 
general view of Ohio in relation to its bird life and a list of the 
