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It would now seem to be a perfectly practical proposition to 
grow immune hybrid chestnuts+in quantities to oO our 
supply of nuts. By cutting out ranches attacked by the 
main 
tain good fruitful and productive orchards of hybrid chestnuts, 
and they bear so quickly that even if dalle d By one canker it 
would be possible to replace them 
Correspondence on this subject should be curs to Dr. 
ae Fairchild, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C. 
W. A. rae 
THE CONVENTION GARDEN 
In the issue of the Journal for October, 1916, an announce- 
an eee in the success of this garden as might have been 
a ch 
Following are the exhibitors with the kinds of plants shown: 
American Bulb Co., a new seedling ca: 
bbink & Atkins, mallows. This Siete has been pre- 
sented to arden. 
Boddin ae ca. 
ana A Childs, Inc., canals The collection has been 
presented to the en. 
The Conard & Tones Co., cannas “New York” and “Snow 
Queen. 
Arthur Cowee, gladiol 
Henry A. Dreer, cannas ‘‘E ” “Orange Bedder,” “The 
Gem,” “Favorite,” ‘Lahneck,” a *Seharenstent” 
