constants recalculated.

The prizes awarded are noted below:

L. K. Irvine, Menominee, Wis. cinerea 83 1 $ 50.00
H. J. Thill, Bloomer, Wis., Box 109 cinerea 78 2 15.00
C. F. Hostetter, Bird-In-Hand, Pa. cinerea 75 3 10.00
John F. Kenworthy, Rockton, Wis. cinerea 74 4 5.00
F. E. Devan, Rock Creek, Ohio cinerea 73 5 5.00
E. J. Lingle, Pittsfield, Pa. cinerea 70 6 3.00
John Hergert, St. Peter, Minn., Nut No. 1 cinerea 69 7 3.00
Evert E. Van Der Poppen, Hamilton, Mich. cinerea 66 8 3.00
Mrs. A. B. Simonson, Mondove, Wis. cinerea 66 8 3.00
Mrs. E. Sherman, Montague City, Mass. cinerea 64 9 3.00
W. A. Creitz, Cambridge City, Ind. Bixbyi ? 64 9 3.00
Mrs. Abbie C. Bliss, Bradford, Vt. Nut No. 1 cinerea 61 10 3.00

At first it might be thought that but one species of nuts would be sent
in as butternuts, and this was true up to 15 or 20 years ago. The chance
hybrids of the Japan walnut and the butternut, named Juglans Bixbyi by
Prof. C. S. Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum, resemble the butternut so
much that as time grows on it is increasingly probable that these will
be sent in as butternuts. One came in to the 1919 contest and it is
thought that the Creitz of this contest may possibly be such.

CHESTNUTS

The chestnuts received were relatively few in number but most of them
were from sections where the blight had been present many years. Those
that were from sections where this condition did not prevail were not
allowed to enter. There were a few American chestnuts, some very good
ones, from sections where the blight had not destroyed the native
chestnut but these were not entered. As it happened all entered were of
Japanese or Chinese species, which was somewhat of a disappointment to
those who hope that a blight resistant American chestnut will yet be
found. It certainly looks so far as if varieties of chestnuts for the
blight area, of horticultural value, would be Japanese, Castanea
crenata, or Chinese, Castanea mollissima.

The chestnuts were judged early and scions sent for in order to get a
start on the second part of the chestnut problem, that of testing the
resistance of these seemingly resistant varieties to the chestnut
blight. The scions received were