400 
The Ohio Naturalist. 
[Vol. Ill, No. 5 , 
In this list the Institution is given, although possibly not stated 
in all cases, but on the basis of this list and adding such as are 
known to belong to the University staff in each case, the numbers 
run as follows : 
Columbia, 52; Cornell, 34; Ohio State University, 28; Harvard, 
27; Chicago, 24; Yale, 23; Johns Hopkins, 18; Stanford, 17; Wis- 
consin, 16; Michigan, 15; Minnesota, 15; Indiana, 14; Syracuse, 
13; Illinois, 12; Kansas, 12; California, 12; Princeton, 12; Ne- 
braska, 1 1 ; Missouri, 10; Iowa, 8; West Virginia, 8; Western 
Reserve , 8; Case School, 8; Texas, 7; North Carolina, 7; Colora- 
do, 6; Washington at St. Louis, 6; Maine, 5; Tennessee, 5; Van- 
derbilt, 5; Oberlin, 5; Purdue, 3; Virginia, 3; Cincinnati, 1. 
We note the following for Ohio cities : Cleveland, 41; Colum- 
bus, 37 ; Cincinnati, 21; Oberlin, 6 ; Wooster, 6; Marietta, 5;; 
Akron, 4; Westerville, Delaware, Athens, Alliance, 3 each; Ash- 
tabula, Covington, Hiram, Painesville, Springfield, Tiffin, Toledo, 
Wilmington, Youngstown, 2 each; Barnesville, Dayton, Defiance,. 
Elyria, Fredericktown , Garrettsville, Gilmore, Granville, Green- 
ville, Hamilton, Mt. Vernon, New Carlisle, North Baltimore, 
Oxford, Plainville, Rushsylvania, Salem, Sandusky, Signal,, 
Urbana, Warren, West Milton, Wheelersburg, Wyoming and 
Zanesville, 1 each. 
OHIO MYCOLOGICAL CLUB. 
To the Botanical Department came ever more frequent inquir- 
ies as to the mushrooms and toadstools and other of the higher 
fungi. It was thought best to devise a plan of response that 
would be less burdensome and at the same time a better means of 
furnishing, as far as could be done, the information sought, and 
perhaps render assistance to people not now nor intending to be 
students in colleges. 
Accordingly it was decided to form a Mycological Club, unen- 
cumbered by constitution, by-laws, or officers, open to everybody, 
and with the sole object of mutual help in observing and study- 
ing the numerous mushrooms and toadstools — learning them so 
thoroughly that the different kinds, especially the commoner 
species, could be accurately identified with a view of using the 
edible and avoiding the poisonous kinds. It was determined to 
fix the fee at ten cents — low so as not to be burdensome to anyone 
— and strong hope was entertained that with the income so 
obtained several bulletins could be issued during the season. 
All who were consulted permitted their names to be entered as 
charter members, and the Ohio Mycological' Bulletin, No. 1, was 
issued. The members now number over 200 and the membership 
cards are still being received. It is interesting to observe that 
