Note A — THE FUNCTION OF THE CLASS JOURNAL

Note by the secretary: At the time when Fuller wrote his excellent book, the chestnut blight, as at present known, had not been observed, although he makes an interesting reference to some disease of the chestnut, of unknown nature, at one time destructive to the trees in the Piedmont region. The Northern Nut Growers Association does not recommend the planting of the chestnut in any region where the chestnut blight, Endothia parasitica, is prevalent. With this exception the association is heartily in sympathy with the sentiments expressed by the writer.