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The Ohio Naturalist. 
[Vol. IV, No. 2 , 
species of fish were washed up along the shore, although some of 
the more common species, for instance, the white fish, were not 
observed. About twenty-seven or twentj’-eight species were 
found in the orthopterous fauna of Cedar Point. 
Prof. Schaffner reported on observations made in Kansas. He 
studied nutation in plants and nectaries outside of floral organs. 
Plants new to the Kansas list and added by Prof. Schaffner are 
Bertoroa incana, Lysimachia nummularia and Taraxacum ery- 
throspermum. To the Ohio list he added Kacinaria punctata. 
Prof. Osborn reported fourteen mammals in the Cedar Point 
fauna. Late in the summer he collected Hemiptera at Columbus 
and at Sugar Grove. 
Prof. Landacre reported tlie addition of forty-six species of 
Protozoa to the State list, three of which are probably new to 
science. 
Prof. Hine reported on collections at Sandu.sk}", and at the 
Gulf Biological Station, in Louisiana. • 
Prof. Lazenb}' reported circumference measurements of grow- 
ing trees. 
Mr. Morse reported one new snake added to the State list, Val- 
eria virginica. 
Mr. Jennings reported work on the flora of Cedar Point. The 
herbarium of Cedar Point now contains 312 mounted .specimens, 
all collected on the Point. 
The Committee 011 Nominations named by the President was 
as follows: Prof Prosser, Prof. Lazenby, Prof. Davis. 
Club adjourned to the first Monday evening in November. 
Oktox November 2, 1903. 
The program con.sisted of the address of the retiring President, 
Mr. Morse, which is presented in full in another portion of this 
issue. 
Officers were elected for the year as follows : President, 
O. IV Jennings; Vice President, J. G. Sanders; Secretar\', E. D. 
Coberly. 
IV D. Coberly, Secretary. 
