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growth in tlie base of the new shoots springing up from below where 

 the cut was made in the stock for the graft, thus affording two op- 

 portunities for propagation during the same season. 



The slides showed various methods of propagating the filbert by 

 layering, and of propagating more difficult species by inarching. They 

 were from a collection soon to be placed in the hands of the extension 

 Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and of the various 

 state colleges of agriculture. 



The President: We will now adjourn, and will meet in the room 

 upstairs in this building at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 



SECOND DAY— MORNING SESSION 



Meeting called to order bv the President, at 10 a. m. 



The PREsn)EXT: I have the great pleasure of introducing to 

 you Dr. Howe, Assistant Director of the Botanical (jardens. 



Dr. Howe : I shall only take a minute to say that we are delighted 

 to have you here, and that if we can do anything to assist you, or to 

 perpetuate your success, I hope you will please let us know. As the 

 Spaniards say, "The house is yours." 



I hope that your visit will be so pleasant that you may find it 

 convenient to come here again. 



The Secretary: Mr. Jones will you tell us something about the 

 handling of seeds for planting? 



Mr. Jones: I did not give the subject any thought before coming 

 here but I might say that the nuts should be gathered promptly and 

 dried, placing them in a shady spot, for they can be injured where the 

 sun is too warm. We stratify them in sand. Then in the spring you 

 can sift the sand through a sieve, take out the nuts and plant them. 



In stratifying chestnuts we keep them between layers of wire 

 mesh, for mice are very fond of these nuts. We cover the nuts with 

 sand and leaves. Chinkapins we usually keep in cold storage. 



The Secretary: When you stratify these nuts where do you 

 keep them? 



Mr. Jones: Right out in the open on top of the ground. A 

 frame may be made with \vire nailed on the bottom. This may be set 

 out anywhere in the garden, but down a little into the dirt. Put in 

 the nuts between lavers of sand and leaves. 



