Dec., 1903.] 
Notes and News. 
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NEWS AND NOTES. 
The thirteenth annual meeting of the Ohio State Academy of 
vScience was held at Denison University, Granville, on Nov. 27 . 
A very interesting program was given in the three sessions of the 
meeting, and some important busine.ss was transacted, with a 
view toward better organization and publication. Prof. E. L. 
Mo.seley of vSandusky, was elected President. 
Important Notice. — By a special arrangement the Ohio 
Naturalist is sent to members of the Ohio State i\cademy of 
Science who are not in arrears for annual dues. Members of tlie 
Academy wishing to receive the Naturalist regularly should 
see that their dues are paid promptly to Prof. Herbert Osborn, 
the Treasurer of the Academy. The reports of the Academy 
will be seut from time to time, as heretofore, to members who 
have not neglected to pay their annual dues for more than a j-ear. 
During the past summer I have observed fasciation in the 
following plants which should be added to Miss Riddle’s list on 
p. 348 , Ohio Natur.alist, Vol. 3 ; Cassia marylandica, Viola 
tricolor, Ambrosia trifida. J. H. S. 
MEETINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 
Orton Hall, October 5 , 1903. 
The Club was called to order by the President, Mr. Morse, and 
after the adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting, the 
regular program was taken up, consisting of reports by the mem- 
bers upon the work of the summer. 
Prof. Prosser reported two months spent in the field in the north, 
central and southern portions of the State. The so-called Huron 
shale was studied in northern Ohio, and the exposures near Mon- 
roeville were referred to the Cleveland. The name Huron is 
not acceptable, having been applied in 1 S 61 to a Michigan forma- 
tion. The shale along Vermdlion river appears to be interlock- 
ing with the Ohio shale from the south. Exposures of the Prout 
limestone at the base of the “ Huron ” were found. 
In Highland count}’, at Hillsboro, the Cedarville limestone 
shows abundant remains of a large Brachiopod shell. Cavities in 
the rock are filled with asphalt. 
Mr. Mead reported on some exposures of the Huron studied by 
him between Sandusky and Rye Beach. He further reported on 
the fishes and Orthoptera of Cedar Point and vicinity. Seventeen 
