Six varieties of Persian walnuts. By E. B. Holden, Hilton, N. Y. Holden walnut. Stock Seed Nuts from J. M. Thorborn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York City. Juglans Californica, Juglans cordiformis, Juglans Sieboldi, Juglans nigra, Juglans cinerea, Juglans sinensis, Carya alba (shellbark), Carya porcina (pignut), Carya tomentosa (mockernut), Carya sulcata, Corylus rostrata, Corylus amara, Castanea Americana. By E. A. Riehl, Alton, Ill. A plate of Rochester nuts and thirty seedlings of it, showing tendency to reversion; eight varieties of shagbark; eight varieties of shellbark; eight plates of Sieboldi; eight plates black walnuts (Thomas); Rush Chinquapin. Collection of walnuts by Professor Lake, of Washington, D. C. Royal Hybrid, California x nigra; Paradox, California x regia; Meylan, Glady, Sypherd, Stabler, Milbank, St. Clair. By A. C. Pomeroy, Lockport, N. Y. Pomeroy walnuts and seedlings of the original tree. By T. P. Littlepage, Washington, D. C. Indiana pecans, six varieties: Warwick, Posey, Major, Kentucky, Indiana, Hodge; Hinton, McCallister hican, Barnes walnut from Washington, D. C., four varieties shagbark. By W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind. Indiana pecans, thirteen varieties: Luce, Beard, Busseron, Porter, Squires, Kentucky, Hall, Sullivan (2), Warwick, Indiana, Wilson. By Col. C. K. Sober, Lewisburg, Pa. Photograph of his chestnut orchard and nursery. By C. A. Reed, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Exhibition jars of Holden walnut, Warwick pecan, Kentucky pecan, Luce pecan, Hales shagbark, Kirtland shagbark, Weiker shagbark. Exhibition of Squirrel, Perfection and Great Grip nut crackers; White, Jones and Galbreath budding tools. By Arrowfield Nurseries, Petersburg, Va. Seedling pecan trees. THE HICKORY BARK BORER That our correspondence with the New York State Commissioner of Agriculture, as published in the annual report, has borne fruit is shown by the calling of a conference at the office of the Commissioner at Albany on February 24th, "to consider methods of control of the hickory bark borer". Among those present were the following: Frederick Allien, representing Riverdale Park Association. H. W. Merkel, Forester, New York Zoological Park; representing Bronx, Valley Parkway Commission. Dr. W. A. Murrill, Acting Director, New York Botanical Garden. J. J. Levison, Forester, Department of Parks, Brooklyn. Wesley B. Leach, Consulting Arboriculturist, Boro of Queens. Clifford R. Pettis, Superintendent of State Forests, Albany. Dr. E. P. Felt, State Entomologist, Albany. Dr. W. C. Deming, Sec., Northern Nut Growers' Ass'n, Westchester. George G. Atwood, Chief, Bureau of Horticulture, State Dept. of Agriculture, Albany. B. D. Van Buren, Assistant Chief. Dr. W. H. Jordan, Director, State Experiment Station, Geneva.