disappointing in quality and
disappointing in the extent to which they were gotten started this year.
The writer set scions on Chinese (mollissima) stock, Mr. Hershey set
them on American (dentata) stock and the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture set
them on Japanese (crenata) stock, but owing to the poor scions only part
of them are growing. The writer got eight varieties out of twelve to
start but it is questionable how they will do, for mollissima stock is
thought to be good only for mollissima varieties and the varieties were
all crenata, and so, while a start has been made on the problem of
getting blight resistant chestnuts of horticultural value it is only a
start and much work remains to be done.

The prizes awarded were as follows:

Name and Address Species Points Prize Amount

Frank B. Austin, Milford, Del. crenata 70 1 $50.00
C. Warren Swayne, West Grove, Pa. crenata 66 2 15.00
Charles V. Stein, Manheim, Pa.,
R. F. D. No. 1, Nut No. 1 crenata 61 3 10.00
Dr. W. C. Deming, Hartford, Conn. Mollissima 61 [A] -----
Charles V. Stein, Manheim, Pa.,
R. F. D. No. 1, Nut No. 2 crenata 59 4 5.00
Helen W. Smith, Linden Lodge, Stamford, Conn. crenata 54 5 5.00
May Cline, Route 2, Belvidere Rd.,
Phillipsburg, N. J., Nut No. 2 crenata 53 6 3.00
May Cline, Route 2, Belvidere Rd.,
Phillipsburg, N. J., Nut No. 1 crenata 51 7 3.00
Howard A. Folk, Brielle, N. J. crenata 51 7 3.00
W. Russell Parker, Box No. 2, Little
Silver, N. J. crenata 47 8 3.00
Ralph P. Atkinson, Setauket, N. Y. crenata 46 9 3.00
Victor Page, Elmsford, N. Y. crenata 41 10 3.00
Frank Atler, Edison, Pa. crenata 40 11 3.00

[A] Not entered in contest.

BEECHNUTS

Never before, so far as the writer is aware, has there been a score card
proposed for beechnuts, but the need of one is apparent and the
following is suggested till a better one is found. It is not doubted
that one will appear, for our present score cards for hickories,
walnuts, etc., are the result of changes made as nuts received in the
contests have shown such to be advisable, and work on the beechnut is 10