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with the best introduced lieartniits later on. Another good heartnut 

 was located nliivost on the outskirts of Toronto. At five years from 

 planting this tree bore one-half bushel of fine, thin-shelled' nuts. 



In my last paper I stated that filberts had not done well in Ontario. 

 I am o-lad to state that I will now have to retract that statement and 

 inform you that good filbert trees have been found near Ancaster, 

 which is close to Hamilton. These trees were about fifty years old, 

 the largest specimeiit being nearly a foot in diameter at the base and 

 about 25 feet tall. The trees bore well, but on account of the hordes 

 of black and grey squirrels very few nuts* were harvested. A fine lot 

 of filberts was also found at Tyroconnell, a small hamlet on the north 

 shore of Lake Erie, in Elgin County. These trees are nearly fifty 

 years old and bear excellent nuts. Much to my surprise I found a 

 fine clump of filberts growing quite near the campus of the O. A. C. 

 at Guelph. These trees were introduced from England about sixteen 

 years ago and at first they did not appear to be hardy, but eventually 

 they established themselves and are now doing well in growth and 

 fruitfulness. I was someWhat amiused to think that I was searching so 

 diligently for valuable nut trees all over the Province and did not 

 even know of the existence of these trees, until a year and a half 

 after I made my initial attempt to discover valuable nut trees. 



I will ha\e to correct another statement made at the last meeting, 

 to the effect that almonds do not grow well in Canada except on 

 Vancouver Island. Since then I have found a few, good, hard-shelled 

 almond trees growing and yielding well in the Lake Erie country. 

 This leads me to believe that almonds can be grown, with reasonable 

 success, anywhere in the peach belt, particularly in the lake district. 



In addition to my efforts to locate good trees I persuaded the 

 authorities at the O. A. C. to establish small plantings of some of the 

 best black walnuts, hickories, Japanese walnuts, and Chinese chestnuts. 

 I also obtained about five bushels of Chinese walnuts and one boishel 

 of Chinese chestnuts from northwest China for testing at the ex- 

 periment stations, and by other interested individuals. Owing to the 

 length of time tlie nuts were in transit the majority of them were 

 unfit for germination. A few have grown, however, and we hope to 

 get good results from these. 



A collection of nuts containing 60 plates and 21 different species 

 was prepared and exhibited at the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto and 

 also at the Livestock Show at Guelph. I was in attendance almost 

 constantly at Toronto, and endeavored to give all tJie inform,'ation 



