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neifclier of my two Stal)l('r trees are vigorous growers, and so the trees 

 grafted with seioiis from these are really eases where we have not been 

 using scions from vigorous growing trees, and we know that this does 

 not give a high percentage of catches. 



The proper species to he used .is a stock for the various varieties 

 of hickories has not hern shown coiiclusixcly i'or the nuinl)er of grafts 

 of each kind set was too few to he conclusive, and these experiments 

 should he repeated, in the ease of most of these varieties where re- 

 sults are poor, it was particularly noted when the grafts were set that 

 the scions were in poor condition, a num|^er of scions being thrown 

 away because the cambium layer was dead. It is to be hoped that a 

 s))ecies will be found to which will be well ada])ted the Vest hickory, 

 which the writer regards, everything considered, as the best hickory 

 that we have. Seemingly the pecan is the stock that gets the greatest 

 number of catches; but the difficulty the writer has had in making 

 Vest hickories on pecan root live, leads him to question as to whether 

 another stock might not prove better. Another thing disappointing so 

 far is in the seeming poorness of the mockeriiut as a stock. Over <|uite 

 •a large section of the United States the mockernut is the jjrevailing 

 hickory, and in that section the mockernut will be most generally 

 available for top working; moreover it will grow Avell in sandy soils 

 where the shagbark is not found. In Petersburg, Va., the writer has 

 seen it seemingly outgrow the black walnut. 



The adaptability of the Barnes hickory on all stocks is notable, for 

 it is the only one of the 10 fine hickories tested in the 1919 contest, 

 of which this is true. If these grafts continue to flourish, and es- 

 pecially if future experiments check the results this year, the Barnes 

 will have a peculiar value for top working. It is one of our best 

 hickories, and, apparently is our surest variety for top working. 



Mr. Close: I would suggest that we extend our thanks to the 

 Smithsonian Institute for the use of this room for the meeting. 



The President: Will you vote for that.^ (Motion voted upon 

 favorably). I believe then, that brings to a close the Fourteenth An- 

 nual Convention, to meet in New York for the Fifteenth Convention in 

 1924, on September 3, 4 and 5. 



This meeting is now adjourned. 



Time — 2:30 p. m. 



Notes of this convention by Mrs. B. W. Gahn, U. S. Dept. of 

 Agr., Washington, D. C. 



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