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he claimed was a Constantinople Hazel. I stratified some of the nuts 

 in sand, but it took two years to germinate and then only two germi- 

 nated. These two bushes are now growing at Frunut Gardens. The 

 nut is rather small with a thick shell. However^ the flavor is very 

 good, and by proper breeding, I think good results may be obtained. 



Walnuts 



Perhaps the most diversified timber and nut tree in the United 

 States, or we might say in North America, is the black walnut. Every 

 boy who was raised on the farm or ever spent a vacation in the 

 country knows the black walnut. The tree is a majestic monarch of 

 the forest, and its nuts are amongi the most nutritious of the meat 

 varieties. The shame is that is has been so ruthlessly destroyed and 

 so carelessly propagated. 



I have planted and am budding about one hundred trees at Frunut 

 Gardens to the Stabler and Thomas varieties. These are among the 

 best varieties known. I have trees only five years old that have a half 

 bushel of nuts this year. The only trouble I have had with walnuts 

 a.re the caterpillars which will defoliate a tree in one night. I use the 

 same spray for this that is used on the pecan for the same trouble. 



I am experimenting some with the English Walnut but they winter 

 kill so badly that I would not advise the propagation of this nut in this 

 climate for commercial purposes. I have budded the Alpine on black 

 walnut stock and they seem to be very hardy. They have produced 

 no nuts yet. I aJso have a few Chinese and Japanese walnuts but only 

 for experimental purposes, and do not know yet what the final re- 

 sults will be. 



Chestnuts and Chinquapins 



I have about a dozen budded chestnut trees growing which I pur- 

 chased from Mr. E. A. Riehl a few years ago. They commenced 

 to bear when about three years old. I have seen no sign of blight or 

 any fungous trouble of any kind so far. The varieties are Boone, 

 Progressive and' Fuller. 



The chinquapin is the outgrowth and development of forest chin- 

 quapin acorn that used to be so much sought after by boys and hogs 

 in the Fall of the year. The budded variety is a cross of this old 

 forest tree with the chestnut. 



