fruiting, three \arieties of black walnuts, almonds, Cliinese chestnuts, 

 hcartnuts, besides the native hickory and butternuts." 



Mr. Reeh: According to Mr. Bartlett the Lancaster heartnut, 

 which was introduced by ^Ir. Jones, is starting out in highly encouragt- 

 ing manner at his place near Stamford. It has grown well and is now 

 a liandsome, symmetrical tree. Indications are that it will bear well. 



The Secretary: Mr. Bartlett takes good care of his trees. We 

 shall hope to pay a visit to liis place. , 



I have a letter from Mr. Hicks. \Vestbury. Long Island. He will 

 be with us today, and he proposes in his letter tli.at we make an excur- 

 sion to his place on I>ong Island. 



Mr. J. W. Killeu, Felton, Dehncare, in a letter to Mr. Reed, writes 

 as follows : 



"This year we are maturing some nuts on tlie cordiformis and 

 sieboldiana. types of tlie Japanese walnut (young trees 3 to 5 feet high) 

 that had no staminate blossoms. These we are producing by crossing 

 with the pollen from one of our best Persians. We are looking for 

 soir.ething interesting from the^c ruts when planted and the trees come 

 into bearing. But all this takes time and patience. We had more 

 chestnuts last fall than ever before, and the prices averaged higiher, 

 about 20 cents per pound. wJiolesale. Our best chestnuts are looking 

 good now. Will soon be opening; usually begin about tlie 5th to the 

 ]()th of September, to open up. 



"We have not s'ucceeded very well in propagating Mollissima 

 (Chinese chestnut) but we find the quality of the nuts very good. All 

 of our American sweet and all of the European type, including Para- 

 gon. Xumbo, Dager. Ridgely. etc.. have been gone for years, and left 

 our Japs just about as healthy looking as they were 20 years ago, yet 

 they were all set in the same block." 



The Secretary: It is encouraging to know that Mr. Killen has a 

 strain of chestnuts that will grow there without beina; destroyed bv 

 blight. 



Mr. Reed: Blight is not serious with his trees. 



The Secretary: It is with mine. But Mollissima has resistance. 



]\Ir. Reed: The real jiest in Mr. Killen's chestnut planting is the 

 weevil. The nuts h.'ne to be marketed prom])tly in order to avoid de- 

 struction by this insect. 



The Secretary: I have a letter from Mr. Littlepage. who re- 

 grets that he will not be able to be with us. 



Another letter is from ]Mr. Riehl. who regrets that because of his 

 age he will not be able to take the long trip from Godfrey, 111., to 



