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  H. 
  E. 
  Van 
  Deman: 
  Not 
  similar 
  to 
  either 
  of 
  tliem. 
  

   J. 
  M. 
  Thorburn 
  & 
  Co.: 
  (See 
  Q. 
  1). 
  

   Q 
  3 
  Is 
  it 
  a 
  nut 
  of 
  commercial 
  or 
  other 
  value? 
  

   J. 
  S. 
  Black: 
  Yes. 
  

  

  T. 
  E. 
  Steele: 
  I 
  hardly 
  think 
  it 
  a 
  nut 
  of 
  commercial 
  value 
  as 
  the 
  shell 
  is 
  

   too 
  thick. 
  I 
  should 
  not 
  consider 
  it 
  much 
  better 
  than 
  the 
  butternut. 
  

   Luther 
  Burbank: 
  Hardly 
  unless 
  improved. 
  Meat 
  sweet 
  like 
  butternut. 
  

   Juglans 
  Sieboldi 
  var. 
  Cordiformis 
  is 
  the 
  very 
  best 
  of 
  this 
  type, 
  thin 
  

   shell, 
  very 
  sweet 
  meats. 
  Both 
  these 
  nuts 
  vary 
  very 
  widely 
  in 
  form. 
  

  

  H. 
  E. 
  Van 
  Deman: 
  Only 
  of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  shade 
  tree 
  or 
  as 
  a 
  stock 
  from 
  

   which 
  to 
  make 
  crosses. 
  

  

  J. 
  M_ 
  Thorburn 
  and 
  Co.: 
  As 
  far 
  as 
  we 
  know 
  it 
  has 
  no 
  commercial 
  value 
  

   here. 
  We 
  sell 
  it 
  only 
  for 
  seed 
  purposes. 
  

  

  Q. 
  4 
  How 
  was 
  it 
  introduced 
  into 
  this 
  country? 
  

  

  J. 
  S. 
  Black: 
  By 
  Yokohama 
  Nursery 
  Co. 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  City. 
  

  

  T. 
  E. 
  Steele: 
  I 
  do 
  not 
  know. 
  

  

  Luther 
  Burbank: 
  Some 
  twenty 
  years 
  ago 
  both 
  by 
  myself 
  and 
  the 
  Arnold 
  

   Herbarium 
  of 
  Newtown, 
  Mass. 
  

  

  H. 
  E. 
  Van 
  Deman: 
  By 
  nuts 
  from 
  Manchuria, 
  I 
  have 
  always 
  understood. 
  

   J. 
  M. 
  Thorburn 
  & 
  Co.: 
  We 
  cannot 
  tell 
  We 
  purchase 
  direct 
  from 
  Japan. 
  

   Q. 
  5 
  What 
  are 
  the 
  characteristics 
  of 
  the 
  tree? 
  

  

  J. 
  S. 
  Black: 
  Very 
  similar 
  but 
  hardier 
  than 
  Persian. 
  

   T. 
  E. 
  Steele: 
  Very 
  similar 
  in 
  growth 
  to 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  Japan 
  walnut, 
  not 
  

   unlike 
  the 
  butternut. 
  In 
  fact 
  many 
  call 
  them 
  butternuts, 
  but 
  Mr. 
  Van 
  

   Deman 
  was 
  quite 
  sure 
  they 
  were 
  the 
  Mandshurica 
  when 
  he 
  picked 
  one 
  

   from 
  the 
  tree 
  I 
  have 
  in 
  mind. 
  

  

  Luther 
  Burbank: 
  Much 
  like 
  Sieboldi. 
  

  

  Van 
  Deman: 
  Very 
  thrifty 
  and 
  luxuriant 
  with 
  large 
  leaves 
  and 
  large 
  

   growth. 
  Bark 
  light 
  colored. 
  

  

  J. 
  M. 
  Thorburn 
  & 
  Co.: 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  broad-headed 
  tree 
  growing 
  about 
  60 
  feet 
  

   high, 
  

  

  Q. 
  6 
  Have 
  you 
  raised 
  them 
  yourself 
  or 
  can 
  you 
  say 
  who 
  has? 
  

   J. 
  S. 
  Black: 
  We 
  have 
  raised 
  trees 
  but 
  not 
  the 
  nuts. 
  

   T. 
  E. 
  Steele: 
  I 
  have 
  never 
  raised 
  them 
  and 
  know 
  of 
  no 
  one 
  who 
  has. 
  

   Luther 
  Burbank: 
  Young 
  trees. 
  My 
  one 
  tree 
  is 
  more 
  spready 
  than 
  other 
  

   walnuts, 
  and 
  so 
  tar 
  though 
  old 
  does 
  not 
  bear. 
  

  

  Van 
  Deman: 
  No 
  I 
  have 
  not 
  grown 
  the 
  trees. 
  Think 
  John 
  or 
  Wm. 
  Parry 
  

   of 
  Parry, 
  N. 
  J., 
  have 
  them. 
  I 
  have 
  J. 
  Cordiformis. 
  

  

  J. 
  M. 
  Thorburn 
  & 
  Co 
  : 
  We 
  have 
  never 
  raised 
  them 
  ourselves. 
  

  

  Q. 
  7 
  Can 
  you 
  send 
  samples 
  or 
  say 
  where 
  they 
  can 
  be 
  obtained? 
  

  

  J. 
  S. 
  Black: 
  We 
  can 
  furnish 
  trees. 
  Get 
  nuts 
  from 
  Yokohama 
  Nursery 
  

   Co., 
  New 
  York 
  City. 
  

  

  T. 
  E. 
  Steele: 
  I 
  know 
  of 
  but 
  one 
  tree 
  near 
  here, 
  and 
  I 
  am 
  mailing 
  you 
  

   one 
  nut 
  that 
  I 
  gathered 
  a 
  year 
  or 
  two 
  ago, 
  too 
  long 
  ago 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  any 
  

   value 
  except 
  to 
  show 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  nut. 
  If 
  I 
  can 
  procure 
  another 
  

   nut 
  or 
  two 
  of 
  this 
  year's 
  growth 
  I 
  will 
  do 
  so 
  and 
  mail 
  to 
  you. 
  

  

  