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I have endeavored to make this paper just as short as I could. I 

 think that after it comes out in the proceedings there may be oppor- 

 tunity to study a few of the suggestions made here, and I want to 

 express, on the part of the people in California, our desire to co- 

 operate with those of you from the other sections of the country in 

 every way possible for the development of varieties of almonds, or 

 peach almonds. I can see that it will be difficult to compete with 

 the sections in which almonds are naturally produced under semi- 

 arid conditions. But I do believe in being close to your market if 

 it is possible and in developing an almoijd which will be worth while 

 for local consumption, especially for home use. 



The President : Dr. Taylor, we thank you for the good advice 

 and suggestions offered in your paper. I believe some attempt has 

 been made to study the almond here in this vicinity. I know of one 

 instance down in Forest Lawn by Mr. Baker. I believe that some 

 years ago Mr. Wile attempted to do something in a commercial way 

 with the almond, but I have since learned it proved a failure. 



As Mrs. Ellwanger was very gracious in giving up her place I 

 am going to call upon her now to read her paper. 



OPPORTUNITIES FOR A WOMAN IN NUT CULTURE 

 Mrs. W. D. Ellwanger, Rochester 



When at Mr. McGlennon's request I agreed to give some of my 

 experiences in nut growing at this meeting I had no idea such a large 

 and comprehensive title was to be given to my brief remarks. 



Are not such opportunities wide and open to all? Women are 

 now taking up so many branches of agriculture, gardening, farming, 

 landscaping, that specializing in nuts is but one more. A real love 

 for growing things, perseverence in face of many discouragements,, 

 and incidentally a place to grow the trees, are all that is necessary. 

 I hope before long there will be classes in nut culture in the women's 

 horticultural schools. 



What is more delightful than to plant a tree? Planting flowers 

 is a pleasure of the present but a tree is a link with the future. 



My interest in growing Persian Walnuts in this region was 

 started in 1912' by reading in a newspaper that these nuts could be 

 grown in any climate suitable for peaches. Then I remembered that 

 when a child I had picked walnuts from a tree on our lawn here in 

 Rochester. Having a farm on the shore of Lake Ontario, part of 

 which was a peach orchard, it seemed worth while to experiment 

 with walnuts. Needless to say I am still experimenting ! 



The first trees planted were about one hundred Pomeroy seed- 

 lings and some fifty grafted trees, of the Rush variety. Dynamite 

 was used at this time with such success that we have used it ever 

 since. The seedlings are now quite large trees but not over half r 

 dozen of them have borne any nuts. I early learned from growers 



