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his father was Governor, while Presi- 

 dent lladley of Yale is a brother-in- 

 law ; but Cornell University seemed, 

 in new agricultural movements *"o be 

 taking the lead of all similar colleges 

 in the country, and the collection went 

 there to aid in that commendable re- 

 sult. 



As 1 have tramped over the fields 

 with him, and noted his scientific ex- 

 periments and, perhaps with greater 

 relish, observed his boyish enthusiasm 



especially warm I can agree that it is 

 fitting! And then he continued, in fur- 

 ther explanation : 



"It is my idea thai one can find re- 

 creation in constructive work of value 

 to ones self and to the public, just as 

 well as one ean find it in golf or yacht- 

 ing, although I am fond of all outdoor 

 snorts and have done considerable ex- 

 ploring and big game hunting." 



What phases of the work or recrea- 

 tion do you enjoy the most? 



ALMONDS BEAR HEAVILY IN CONNECTICUT. 



and his untiring energy, I have more 

 than once inquired, "How is it, Doctor, 

 that you are always on 'the go?' I 

 should think yon would want to rest 

 when yon get out here." 

 His reply is characteristic : 

 "An aged clergyman, a friend, once 

 visited Merribrooke when I had a sup- 

 erintendent who did not enjoy work. 

 After walking about the beautiful place 

 for a while he said to the superinten- 

 dent, 'So here is where the Doctor 

 comes to rest," to which the superin- 

 tendent replied, 'Huh! He is the 

 d — dest rester you ever saw.' " 



The Doctor evidently enjoyed this 

 characterization, and as the day was 



"One of the most interesting features 

 of the work is hybridizing or crossing 

 different kinds of nut trees. For in- 

 stance, one can cross hickories which 

 have individual good qualities, as thin 

 shell, high quality, large size or good 

 cleavage in cracking. Out of the lot of 

 hybrids one will then secure some 

 which are ideal, and any ideal hickory 

 is then propagated by grafting it, just 

 as Baldwin apples or Bartlett pears 

 are propagated, so that whole orchards 

 of a desirable kind of hickory can be 

 raised. 



: 'There is fascinating speculation in 

 crossing widely different kinds of 

 trees like the walnuts and hickories. 



