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Hathaway Chestnut — Root grafted — A very large native seedling, by B. 

 Hathaway of Cass county, Michigan, planted in the spring of 1890. 



Seedlings from the foregoing, planted in the spring of 1889. 



Japan Chestnut seedlings, planted in the spring of 1890. 



Japan Chestnut, grafted, planted in the spring of 1890. 



Japan Chestnut, home grafted, planted in the spring of 1890. 



Japan Chestnut, imported grafted, planted in the spring of 1890. 



Japan Sweet Chestnut, planted in the spring of 1890. 



Paragon Chestnut, planted in the spring of 1888, has produced fruit 

 the present year. Additional trees of this were planted in the spring of 

 1890. 



Spanish Chestnut, planted in the spring of 1890. 



EUROPEAN WALNUT, Jugla:is Regia. 



This is popularly known as Madeira nut. Two trees were planted in 

 the spring of 1889 and left without protection through the past winter. 

 One of these proved to be dead this spring, while the other survived, and 

 has made a moderate growth the present season. 



Prseparturiens, is a dwarf variety of the foregoing, of which trees were 

 planted in the spring of 1890, 



JAPAN WALNUT. 



Plants of this were procured and planted in the spring of 1890. 

 Although, of course, they have not shown fruit, the foliage and the habit 

 of growth indicate that they are, at least, very closely allied to our native 

 Butternut {Juglans cinerea). 



PECAN, Carya olivoe.form.is. 



Seedling plants of this were procured and planted in the spring of 1888; 

 but, failing to grow, seeds were procured from southeastern Iowa, through 

 the good ojSices of Col. G. B. Brackett of that state, being the northern limit of 

 the indigenous growth of this nut. These nuts were planted in the fall of 

 1888, where the plants are intended to permanently remain. The plants 

 were left unprotected and came through the past winter uninjured, making 

 a moderate, healthy growth the past summer. 



CHINQUAPIN, Castanea pumila. 



Failing to secure plants of this last spring, seeds have been obtained the 

 present fall and planted in nursery. 



ASPARAGUS, Asparagus offlcinalis. 



Owing to the dioecious character of the flowers, many persons doubt the 

 existence of distinct varieties of this plant, save as the result of a contin- 

 ous selection of seedlings with reference to a definite type. 



It is also considered desirable to avoid the annoyance of young seedlings 

 among older plants, by the selection of non-seeding (male) plants. As 

 this involves a doubt as to the success of old plants, as compared with 

 those one or two years of age, six alleged varieties have been planted 

 during the present year and duplicates of two of these have been planted 

 of crowns taken from old beds of the same varieties. 



