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grafted tree which he will buy if he is interested in furthering his 

 nut tree plantings. If he isn't, why, you get his membership fee 

 and he centers his membership around that seedling which he thinks 

 is the finest thing in the world. 



Last summer I was talking nut trees to the wife of a rather 

 prominent Detroit man. They have traveled around the world 

 considerably. We were discussing some nut trees which had been 

 sent out. I knew the size of the trees and I didn't laugh, or I sort 

 of saved my face, when she asked me the question, "How many 

 bushels of nuts could we get next year?" I just closed my jaws a 

 while and looked out of the window. I didn't want to dampen 

 her enthusiasm. 



The President : Mr. Tobin, I would like to have your views 

 on the subject. 



Mr. Tobin : This ofifer of Mr. Jones's is of great importance 

 to this association. I have been interested in trees and forestry and 

 plants of all kinds but until the present time I have not been so 

 much interested in the cultivation of nuts. I wish to say that if 

 there is any way I can help this association along in regard to an 

 experimental station or in any way whatsoever, financially or other- 

 wise, if the suggestion could be made I would be glad to hear it. 



The Secretary : Mr. President, this association is not opposed 

 to the planting of seedling trees. One of our founders, the late 

 John Craig, advocated the planting of seedling trees in great num- 

 bers, for only thus can we originate new varieties. The association 

 is opposed to the dissemination of seedling trees as grafted trees. 

 It does not advocate the planting of seedling trees for commercial 

 purposes or for ordinary home use. It does not advise the purchase 

 of seedling trees for growing nuts. In sending out these premium 

 trees we should send with them a letter distinctly stating that the 

 association does not advise the planting of seedling trees from a 

 commercial point of view, but it does wish to disseminate these 

 seedling trees which we offer as premiums for new members, for 

 the purpose of testing and the possible discovery of new varieties 

 of nuts. It would then be clearly understood. Certainly such 

 seedling trees shouldn't be sent out to give members the idea that 

 we advocate the planting of seedling trees for any other purpose 

 than of possibly obtaining valuable new varieties. 



Mr. O'Connor: Mr. President, I'm a life member of the 

 Wisconsin Horticultural Society which has offered a thousand dol- 

 lars for an apple better than the Wealthy. We also offer premiums 

 for new members every year. Sometimes it is a seedling apple 

 tree. Among those premium trees may be a seedling which will 

 win the prize. We do not know what the seedling nut tree will 

 do. We may get something from a seedling which is far better 

 than anything we have to-day on the table before us. Nature is 

 something wonderful and no one can tell you what she will do. 

 Only this last year has what is called the "O'Connor" come out. But 



