“ A few other measurements are given below, all from Kansas except four which are from Ohio. It would be well for all collectors to keep records of the size of the plants which they meet, including measurements of the height and also dimensions of the leaves, flowers, fruits and underground parts. In this way the manual of the future may be brought to represent more accurately the living plant as it grows in nature rather than the dried, shrunken and dwarf specimens of the herbarium. ”

“ A special adaptation is provided to accomplish the result and the process is one whose purpose is the shedding of the branches rather than the attempt to accommodate the plant to conditions of injury brought about by other causes. In a number of species perfectly formed winter buds were developed on the branches which were shed, and so far as our observations go, the twigs are cast in the fall and winter. ”

“ Among the plants which come in the first class, the most striking perhaps, is Populus alba, in which very large branches are frequently cut off in such a perfect manner that one might think the pruning had been done with a sharp knife. Green twigs from one to fifteen years old were found to be shed and no doubt still older ones are cut off. The twigs have well-developed winter buds and this is also the case in other species of Populus and in certain species of Quercus and Prunus. ”

“ He has held the position of Professor of Botany in the Ohio State University since 1890 and is the author of a number of text-books and articles for botanical journals. He has accumulated a very large and valuable private Herbarium of parasitic fungi, and a State Herbarium of the Flora of Ohio for the Ohio State University that already numbers many thousands of mounted sheets. The names given by botanists complimentary to his work are as follows:
Kellermannia, a genus of Sphaeropsideous fungi. Aecidium Kellermannii, a species of Uredineae. ”

“ There is also one species of Agaricineae named for Mrs. Morgan:
Hygrophorus Laurae, a species of Fungus.
William Ashbrook Kellerman.—Born at Ashville, Ohio May 1, 1850. He was educated at Cornell and the German Universities, receiving the degree of Ph.D. in 1881.
For a time he was teacher of natural science in the Wisconsin State Normal School, later was professor of Botany and Zoology at the Kansas Agricultural College, State Botanist of Kansas, and Botanist of the Kansas Experiment Station. He was the founder and editor (for four years) of the Journal of Mycology. ”

“ Pentstemon Newberryi, synonym of P. menziesii, a species of Scrophulariaceae. Potentilla Newberryi, synonym of Ivesia gracillis, a species of Rosaceae. Ferula Newberryi, synonym of Peucedanum Newberryi, a species Umbellifereae. Astagolyous (Oxytropis) Newberryi, a species of the Leguminous Family. Notholaena Newberryi, a species of Fern. Physaria Newberryi, a species of Fern. Coloptera Newberryi, a species of Fern. Leucampyx Newberryi, a species of Fern. Cardiocarpon Newberryi, a fossil plant. Dadoxylon Newberryi, a fossil plant. Odontopteris Newberryi, a fossil plant. ”

“ L. H. McFadden, Westerville; Librarian, W. C. Mills, Columbus.
Since some criticism has been made, both at home and abroad, on the name of The O. S. U. Naturalist, it has been thought best to make a slight change by dropping the words, State University. Although a change in name is unfortunate it will not be very serious at the present time and hereafter the name will be The Ohio Naturalist, which is perhaps more descriptive of the scope of the journal and much better for purposes of citation.
J. H. S.
Ohio State University
Superior facilities for education in Applied Science. ”

“ He studied abroad for two years and then practiced medicine in Cleveland until 1855 when he was appointed acting Surgeon and Geologist to an exploring expedition through the country between San Francisco and the Columbia River. ”