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ill fruit, is a response to environment. They are so very susceptible to 

 these things. I came here this morning after picking some cross pol- 

 lenated pears on the x\rlington Farm. We have a lot of crosses there 

 where we study the hybrid seedlings. Some will be almost too jDOor^ in 

 certain A'cars, to deser\e further attention, and good another season. 

 In other words, these nuts probably do not vary any more from year to 

 year than many of our fruits and vegetables do, and the main factor is 

 probably response to environment, namely, temperature, air humidity, 

 soil moisture and sunshine. 



The President: I might mention that we have had a filbert 

 orchard at Rochester for eleven years, and there li/is not been the 

 slightest indication of blight there yet. 



Mr. Reeu: 1 would like to ask Senator I'eiiiiy liow the Road- 

 side Bill is taken in Michigan. 



Senator Fenny: According to the Michigan law, the people 

 along the roadside consider that their property is subject to the right 

 of transportation on the highway; just as a stream is owned by indi- 

 viduals in Michigan, subject to the right of individuals to use it. This 

 hill says, "Give the right to plant trees on the highway," and I think 

 the planting is done with the consent of the owner. The aigricultural 

 college has a landscajje gardener connected with the landscape de^^art- 

 nient; he will have charge of planting along the roadside, and I 

 tliink it will lie done in a scientific manner; but I believe it is neces- 

 sarv to "et the consent of the owners first. 



Ml!, liixiiv: Last evening Mr. Franklin Weims. of Washington, 

 was with nie on the state highway of Maryland, coming south from 

 Baltimore. The highway is being constructed at the rate of about 

 eight miles a year, and funds have been provided. Mr. Weims feels 

 that something should ])e done to see that the new highway is projierly 

 planted with trees, preferably nut-bearing trees. I was thinking 

 that the association might, l)y soiiu' resolution, bring that matter to the 

 attention of pro])er authorities. I would like suggestions. 



Mk. Close: ft might not be out of order to adopt a resolu- 

 tion and address it to the Governor of the state, Governor Richie; and 

 also to the State Forester, Dr. Besly, suggesting that perhaps some of 

 the trees and seedlings might be presented to the state, some of the 

 trees that Professor Linton spoke of this morning. Trees of that sort 

 might carry some weight. 



