gia_ type which they distributed. This nut had
been previously named by De Candolle, _Juglans regia sinensis_.

NOMENCLATURE OF THE SHELLBARK HICKORIES.

The names "shellbark," "shagbark" and "scalybark" are at present used
interchangeably by authors for different species of the hickory. It is
advised that the Association take an arbitrary stand on the nomenclature
and state our choice of the name "shagbark" for _Hicoria ovata_,
"shellbark" for _Hicoria laciniosa_ and "scalybark" for _Hicoria
Carolinae-septentrionalis_.

This should become a matter of official record and eventually clear up
the confusion.

THE HICKORY BARK BORER.

In Country Life in America for October 15, 1911, there appeared an
article entitled "Warning!--The Hickory Bark Borer is With Us" by
Hermann W. Merkel, Forester of the New York Zoological Gardens.

The following circular was issued by E. F. Felt, New York State
Entomologist, under date of Oct. 31, 1911.

DYING HICKORY TREES.

Numerous magnificent hickories have been killed by the pernicious
hickory bark borer in the vicinity of New York city. It has
destroyed thousands of trees in the central part of the State,
while recent investigations show that it is at work in the Hudson
valley near Tivoli and probably is injurious in numerous other
places. The severe droughts of the last two or three years have
undoubtedly been favorable to the development of this pest, since
the vitality of many trees has been lowered and they have thus been
rendered more susceptible to attack by insect enemies.

The preliminary signs of injury, such as wilting leaves and dead
twigs in mid-summer are exceedingly important because they indicate
serious trouble before it has passed the remedial stage.
Examination of injured trees at the present time may show particles
of brown or white sawdust in the crevices of the bark, and in the
case of some a few to many circular holes appearing as though they
had been made by number 8 buckshot. This external evidence should
be supplemented by cutting down to the sapwood. The exposure there
of the longitudinal galleries 1 to 1-1/2 inches long, about 1/8 of
an inch in diameter and with numerous fine, transverse galleries
arising therefrom and gradually spreading out somewhat fan-shaped,
is conclusive evidence as to the identity of this pest. Only a
l