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Juglans mandschurica which were sent by E. H. Wilson from Korea. 

 I also have a young tree growing that is apparently larger leafed and 

 with thicker shoots than even Juglans cordiformis. The nut is 

 rougher than the other. 



I had the privilege of talking to Doctor Wilson regarding his 

 travels in Japan, particularly in relation to the Japanese walnuts. He 

 tells me that Juglans sieboldiana is a wild tree he has found all 

 through the Japanese islands, from the southern part of the northern 

 island Yezo to the mountains of Kyushu, the southern island. He 

 says that Juglans cordiformis is a cultivated tree found in only 

 three or four provinces in central Japan where the walnuts are culti- 

 vated. He also tells me he has never seen any of the so-called 

 Japanese butternut type with the rough shell. 



I devoted some time three or four years ago to finding out what 

 this so-called Japanese butternut really was. I could never find any 

 instance of where Japanese walnuts, either cordiformis or sieboldi- 

 ana, had been imported from Japan and planted here and trees 

 grown from them, where those trees had borne rough-shelled nuts 

 like butternuts. In every case where I found any trees bearing those 

 so-called Japanese butternuts they were grown from nuts, Japanese 

 walnuts, which had been grown in this country. In a number of 

 instances I was able to find that the nuts which were planted were 

 smooth-shelled nuts, either sieboldiana or cordiformis. When they 

 were planted and the trees grew they bore these rough shelled Japan 

 nuts. In a number of instances I was able to find native butternut 

 trees not far away. 



The other question was about the varieties of the American 

 hazel. We have here specimens of the best variety which we have 

 found, the Rush hazel. The gentleman who asked about it may see 

 specimens on the table. I believe that will be commercially valu- 

 able. 



The President: I think you have all enjoyed Professor Neil- 

 son's address quite as much as I have. I wonder, Professor, if it 

 would be agreeable to you that we, as an association, should com- 

 municate with these people who answered your questionnaire, 

 inviting them to membership in this association. 



Professor Neilson : Mr. President, I think that would be an 

 excellent suggestion, and I would be very glad indeed to prepare a 

 list of those that I know are interested in nut growing, and also give 

 you a list of the names of people who gave me exceptionally good 

 replies. 



The President : That's fine. That's perfectly fine. 



Professor Neilson : Yesterday when you were talking about 

 a membership campaign it occurred to me that it might be well for 

 me to write personally to several people whom I know are interested 

 in nut growing, asking them to join. 



