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32. Marqiiardt pecan grafted on stock of pignut. It does well on 

 this liickorv. 



33. Hardy, liard-sliel] almond. 



3i. \\'oodall Anaerican walnut. This shows that the Woodall black 

 walnut grows fairly well on butternut stock. 



3i5. Shagbnrk hickory top-worked to Marquardt pecan. 



36. St.'iminatc ])ersimnion trees. 



37. Bony Bush filbert, grafted on common iiazcl. (Bush badly cut 

 up by girdler beetle. Elaphidion. Five nuts on the bush). 



38. Purple hazel. Look sharp to* find the 20 nuts on this bush. 

 This tree is about 5 years old. 



39. Four large bitternut-hickory trees, toj)-worked to Beaver 

 hj^brid. Beaver branches distinguished by larger leaves and fewer 

 leaflets. Stock shoots will be cut out gradually, allowing Beaver to 

 have entire tree Anally. 



40. Bitternut hickory top-worked to Marquardt pecan. 



41. Hybrid walnut. (Siebold x Persian). Tree riddled by wal- 

 nut weevil every 3'ear hojielessly. 



■12. Taylor shagbark hickory grafted on shagbark stock. I fill 

 the cavities with jaaraffin and turpentine. There are three or four nuts 

 left in the top of the tree. The tree has borne nuts for three years. 



13. Pinus edulis. 



11. Marquardt pecan on bitternut. 



15. Dead hyb.rid liickory, grafted to Beaver hybrid. Grafts made 

 enormous growth in first year — 10 feet for some grafts. All blew out 

 in one minute of hurricane in advance of thunder storm. 



16. Bartlett hazel grafted on common hazel. There are a number 

 of dead ends, caused by a small worm yoii can hardly see. 



17. Chinese chestnut. Blighted at foot of trunk but the tree con- 

 tinues to bear. 



48. Garritson persimmon. Best of all varieties called seedless, but 

 the large staminate tree nearby spoils that feature. It is about five 

 vears old, and bears verv regular] v and lieavilv. The stock came from 

 Mr. Jones. 



49. Early Golden persinunon. Carries one graft of Everhart 

 seedless variety on lowest large branch. 



50. Hybrid walnut. Juglans nigra. I do not remember which 

 parent I used. 



51. Pignolia nut pine. P'i<rnolia pinea. It is a seedling. You can 

 buy pignolia nuts in Europe for food everywhere. 



52. Hardy soft-shelled almond. I do not know the variety as the 

 label is lost; but the tree was put there about 3 or 4 years ago. It 

 came from the Government. 



53. Deming purjile walnut. I think Dr. Darning can best tell 

 you about this. 



Dr. Deming: It grows on the side of the road between Norwalk 

 and Danburv, where the verv large black walnut tree is. 15 feet in cir- 



