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leaves are not so large. The foliage on ^Ir. Bixby's was large and 

 beautiful. 



8. Shagbark top-worked to Brooks shagbark. That tree prolongs 

 the name of one of our audience into history. 



9. Asiatic Winged Walnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia). I think 

 tliis would be valuable for hybridizing. 



10. Grafted Woodall American (black) walnut. Nut small, thin 

 shelled. Tree very j^rolific. This tree has not yet borne, but it should 

 next year. I got tliat from a man near Mil ford, Del. The nut is thin- 

 shelled and cracks very easily. 



11. Grafted I.utz American Walnut from North Carolina. This 

 tree is about six vears from the graft. The nut is large. 



Question: When do you have frosts here at Stamford? 

 Dr. Morris: The frosts are from about the middle of Sei^tem- 

 her until sometime in May. Sometimes we miss the September frosts. 



12. Korean Nut Pine. Furnishes important food supply in north- 

 ern Asifi. 



13. Grafted Papaw. Larger part Ketter ^■ariety. Prize fruits 

 have weighed about one pound each. Smaller part Osborn variety Xo. 

 3, a choice kind. 



14. Seedling Papaw. 



15. Seedling Papaw. christened "Merribrooke prolific" with clus- 

 ters of fruit of the first year's bearing. Five bunches on the tree 

 and it is the first year out from the nursery. It is a very beautiful tree 

 for the lawn. 



The growing season of pawpaws is so long that a hard September 

 frost may catch the fruit before it is ripe in this locality. Fruit will 

 stand a light frost only. 



16. Chinese Pistache seedling. Tree beautiful l)ut nut too small 

 for the market. May serve for hybridizing purposes. The autumn 

 foliage of this tree is very wonderful. 



17. Grafted Wolfe persimmon. Ripens fruit in July or August. 

 This is an ordinary size fruit but the joeculiarity is that it ripens before 

 the others do. 



18. Grafted Cannaday seedless persimmon. You see another mem- 

 ber of our party has gone down to fame with this Cannadav seedless 

 persimmon. 



19. Stanlev sliellbark hickorv or.->.fted on shao-bark stock. 



20. Stock grafted to Kentucky shagbark. 



21. Jeffrey Blue Bull Nut Pine. "Nuts small, thin-shelled, rich. 

 Eaten shell and all by the natives. This is one of the most beautiful of 

 pines. In the top of the tree is placed one of the large gourds which 

 I raise here on the place. I place these gourds in the tree-tops for 

 bird-houses. All kinds of birds nest in them, from the chickadee to the 

 barred duck. A squash may be used for this purpose as well as a 

 gourd. 



I raise the pines from seed. 



