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ever, an Endothia on oak not uncommonly found in fruit in the 

 Southern States which has spores which seem to me to be speci- 

 fically different from those found on the chestnut. The question, 

 however, is still open as to whether the form on chestnuts may 

 not also be found on oaks on further examination. If so, how- 

 ever, it must be less common, if I may judge by the considerable 

 number of specimens I have examined, than the form with nar- 

 row, linear spores. 



DK. JOHN MICKLEBOROUGH, of Brooklyn: Mr. Chair- 

 man: I would suggest that Professor Clinton be given the first 

 opportunity to present his own paper the first thing this evening. 

 We have had a very long session, and I think the time has come 

 for adjournment. 



THE CHAIRMAN : That fseems an excellent ^uggestion. 

 What is the pleasure of the Conference? Is there objection to 

 it? If not, then, Professor Clinton, if it is agreeable to you, we 

 will ask you to present the other paper the first thing this even- 

 ing. 



The Chair will remind yon, gentlemen, that you are invited 

 to register and he would state, also, that the Committee on Reso- 

 lutions will be announced to-night. We will then now stand in 

 recess until sharp at eight o'clock, when we will again meet in 

 this chamber. 



EVENING SESSION. 



Tuesday, February 20, 1912, eight o'clock P. M. 

 THE CHAIRMAN: Gentlemen, the meeting will please be 

 in order. We will first hear the short paper that we had expected 

 1o hear at the close of the afternoon session, by Professor Clin- 

 ton. (Applause). 



SOME FACTS AND THEORIES CONCERNING CHEST- 

 NUT BLIGHT. 



BY PROFESSOR GEORGE P. CLINTON, BOTANIST, AGRICULTURAL EX- 

 PERIMENT STATION, CONNECTICUT. 



'Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: 



A I a rerent meeting of the American Phytopathological So- 



