The Ohio v\j aturalist , 
PUBLISHED BY 
The Biological Club of ihe Ohio State University. 
Volume II. DECEMBER. 1901. No. 2. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Tyler— Meeting of the BioJogical Club 117 
Meeting of the Ohio State Academy of Science 156 
Kelli. it M AN— Fifty Additions to the Catalogue of Ohio Plants 157 
Kellerman— Botanical Correspondence, Notes and News for Amateurs, I. . 159 
Kf.llermax— Note and Correction to Ohio Fungi Exsiccate . . 161 
Griggs— Notes of Travel in Porto Rico 162 
Morse— Salamanders Taken at Sugar Grove 164 
Williamson— Fishes Taken Near Salem, Ohio 165 
Hixe— Collecting Tobanidae 167 
IIine— Observations on Insects 169 
MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 
November 4th, 1901. 
The Biological Club met in Orton Hall and was called to order 
by the president, Prof. Osborn. As it is customary to elect new 
officers at the November meeting each year, the Nominating 
Committee presented the following names : For president, Mr. 
Mills ; for vice-president, Mr. Morse ; for secretary, Mr. Tyler. 
Prof. Lazenby moved that the secretary be instructed to cast the 
unanimous ballot of the members present for the names proposed. 
Carried. Messrs. J. C. Bridwell, M. T. Cook and Harvey 
Brugger were elected members. 
The retiring president, Prof. Osborn, presented a very inter- 
esting address, an abstract of which follows : 
SCOPE OF MODERN BIOLOGY. 
It lias been the custom in this society, following a mandate 
of its constitution, for the president on retiring from the chair to 
give an address, and it is presumed that such an address will 
either bring to your attention the results of some special investi- 
gation, summarize the work in some field of research or outline 
the progress and problems with which biology has to do. 
When a year ago you were so kind as to honor me with this 
office, two things I think came especially to my mind ; one the 
