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Murrill, W. A.— (continued) 
1906 c A new chestnut disease. Torreya 6:186-189. . 
Describes the causal organism as Diaporthe parasitica sp. nov. Dia- 
grammatic figures. 
1908 a The spread of the chestnut disease. Journ. New York bot. 
garden 9:23-30. 
Discusses distribution, failure of eradication measures, varietal sus- 
_ ceptibility; recommends rapid utilization. 
1908 b The chestnut canker. Torreya 8:111~-112. 
Discusses distribution, varietal susceptibility, and failure of sanitation 
measures. 
Igto Occurrence of the chestnut canker. Mycologia 2:251. 
1912 The chestnut canker convention. Journ. New York bot. garden 
13!41-44. 
Author discusses reasons why, in his estimation, chestnut canker cannot 
be controlled, and proposes questions for further scientific investigation. 
Nellis, J. C. 
1914 Uses for chestnut timber killed by the bark disease. U.S. Agr. 
Dept. Farmers’ bul. 582:1~-24. 
Pantanelli, E. : 
Ig1i Sul parassitismo di Diaporthe parasitica Murr. per il castagno. 
Accad. Lincei. Rend. 5:20:366-372. 
Describes successful inoculations on European chestnuts, and decides, 
after comparisons with other species of Diaporthe on chestnut in Europe, 
that this is a species new for Europe. : 
1912 Su la supposta origine europea del cancro americano del cas- 
tagno. Accad. Lincei. Rend. 5:21:869-875. 
Decides that the European Endothia radicalis is a distinct species from 
. Endothia parasitica of America, morphologically and pathologically, and 
that the latter is parasitic on the European chestnuts. 
Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Commission 
I91z2a The chestnut blight disease. Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree 
Blight Com. Bul. 1:1-9. 
Discussion of means of identification, remedies suggested, and need of 
cooperation in order to control and eradicate the blight. 
1912 b Treatment of ornamental trees affected with the blight disease. 
Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Com. Bul. 2:1-7. 
Discusses questionable remedies, methods for tree surgery, beneficial 
effects of fertilizing, symptoms. 
1913. Report of the Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Commission 
for 1912, p. 1-67. 
Contains brief reports of the various officers and investigators of the 
commission. 
1914 Final report of the Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Commis- 
sion. Pennsylvania Chestnut Tree Blight Com. Bul. 9:—. 
(In press.) 
Rane, F. W.. 
191r The chestnut bark disease. Massachusetts State Forester. 
Unnumbered pamphlet, p. 1-7. 
A bulletin of general information. 
1912 The chestnut bark disease. Massachusetts State Forester. 
Unnumbered pamphlet, p. 1-10. 
Discusses distribution in Massachusetts, symptoms, and methods of 
control; advises rapid utilization. 
