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more arowth in two years tlian they ever did before. I still believe if 

 you want to cultivate nut trees you must \)\nnt them on rich ground, 

 just as you would do anything else. I have not changed my mind. I 

 have just moved my fence. 



Mr. Neilson: Did you have an opjjortunity to see or learn any- 

 thing about the heartnuts? 



Dr. Smith: The Yokohama, Jai)an, Nursery Company is one of 

 the widest known of its kind^ and it is quite possible you can get in 

 touch with them and get information about the heart nuts. 



Mr. Bixby: I asked E. H. Wilson about the heart nut in Ja])an 

 upon his last return from there. E. H. Wilson, perhaps as many of 

 you know, is assistant curator of the arboretum, and he has spent many 

 of his years gathering specimens for the arboretum. He says the 

 heart nut in Japan is nothing to rave about. While he brought a 

 number of specimen back with him they are not any better than, if as 

 good as, some of the heart nuts we have here. Of course he did not 

 pay particular attention to the heart nut but he said, so far as he 

 knew, the heart nut was not grafted there at all. 



Mr. Jones: I have imported the heart nut several times, 50 

 pounds of them. They run about the same as in this country. Of 

 course it might be that in those orchards over there we could select 

 something better than what we have. I also wrote ISIr. Wilson and he 

 promised to do something. It seems to me some of the other govern- 

 ment men might hel}^ too. 



