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for the cultivation of these delicious 

 nuts. The farther north a nut is ma- 

 tured the better the flavor is — even as 

 the case with apples or other fruits. 

 At Lockport, Niagara County, New 

 York, there is a hardy variety called 

 the "Pomeroy" being- successfully cul- 

 tivated. The story of the seven nuts 

 is as follows: My father in 1876 vis- 

 ited the Centennial Exposition at 



Philadelphia. He took a room and 

 prepared to stay some time and see 

 all that was to be seen. When he 

 awoke the first morning in his new 

 surroundings he noticed a great dark- 

 leaved tree, tapping its branches 

 against his window-. 



Being used to trees, he looked at this 

 one, and got up and looked again for 

 it was a kind different from any he 



HE WAS PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS. 



