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THE PERIODICAL CICADA. 
advised that a few twigs be retained in some vessel, so that hatching 
could be absolutely proved, and that a record be made of the facts in 
the case and published in the local paper or elsewhere. We also 
strongly urged the importance of exactness in this record, as the suc- 
cess of the experiment would largely depend upon such exactness. 
The eggs sent to Prof. J. H. Comstock, at Ithaca, N. Y., hatched 
well, and the twigs were placed, July 10, 1885, "under the large hickory 
tree which stands midway in the row of elms on the north side of the 
avenue leading from Morrill Hall to the residence of President White. 
* * * It is the only hickory tree in the row. It is the ninth tree 
east of University avenue and the ninth tree west of the President's 
avenue." Specimens were placed in the permanent collection of Cor- 
nell University at Ithaca under the number 181, sub. 2, with conspicu- 
ous label, "Bead in 1898," and a folded label with details. 
Those sent to Dr. J. A. Lintner, at Albany, X. Y., were placed in the 
orchard of Mr. Erastus Corning, at Kenwood. "The tree beneath 
which the eggs were planted (they were hatching when the twigs were 
placed about the base of the tree and tied to its branches) was marked 
with a zinc label, bearing this inscription: 'Thirteen-year brood of 
Cicada (Biley's brood ^o. VII): eggs from Oxford, Miss., planted July 
4, 1885. ? Additional eggs from a second sending were placed under 
the same tree on July 21, and also some in a wood adjoining, a few rods 
to the south, to serve as a food supply in the event of the death or 
destruction of the orchard." In the planting Dr. Lintner was assisted 
by Mr. William Grey, gardener of Mr. Erastus Corning, who was 
requested to communicate to others on the farm the exact location of 
the tree. 
The twigs sent to Prof. Herbert Osborn, at Ames, Iowa, were depos- 
ited by him under two trees on the college farm, which may be described 
as follows: First, an apple tree standing directly east from the house 
occupied by Dr. B. D. Halstead and north of the house occupied by 
Professor Osborn, the farthest to the south of the group of apple trees 
standing in that part of the grounds; second, an elm tree standing 25 
yards directly south from the house in which Professor Osborn is 
living. This house stands a little south of midway between the "Farm 
House" and "South Hall," on the east road between those two build- 
ings, or the farthest from the main college building in an east southeast 
direction. The apple tree is south southwest from the farm house and 
east southeast from the main college building. On each of the trees is 
hung a zinc label with the inscription: "Twigs from Cadet, Mo., con- 
taining eggs of thirteen-year Cicada, were placed under this tree July 
21, 1885." 
The eggs sent to Mr. Samuel Henshaw, Boston, Mass., were placed 
about two apple trees in an orchard owned by Prof. Alpheus Hyatt, at 
Annisquain (part of Gloucester), Essex County, Mass. The trees in 
question are the two opposite the southwest corner of the barn. 
