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Japanese. The color is pink — I am speaking of the female flower. 

 The catkins are shorter than the Japanese. It shows a complete cross 

 in regard to the leaf and flower, and the nut shows the cross too. 



Mr. Hershey: How many trees did you get out of the cross 

 which are now bearing? 



Mr. Gellatly: Six. 



Mr. Hershey: I haA'e an old frieaid who died this year. Out of 

 one hundred crossings he got six trees, and out of the six there was 

 only one that was any good. There was only one characteristic that 

 would lead you to believe that it was anything but English walnut. 

 The clusters were larger. 



Mr. Gellatly: That always goes with these crosses. The 

 clusters are larger than the English walnut. 



The Chair: This matter of breeding hybrid walnuts is to me of 

 a good deal of interest. It is opening up a field of variation which 

 probably will finally result in improvement. Hybrids between the 

 Japanese heart walnut and the black walnut have been made for a 

 number of years. I saw some in 1920 in Jackson, South Carolina. I 

 have cross pollenated trees which have borne several times, but so 

 far the nuts have not proved of value. I remember a remark was 

 made by the late Dr. Walter Van Fleet, whom I regard very highly 

 as a plant breeder, that he never expected to get much out of the first 

 generation hybrids. These Mr. Gellatly has described are all first 

 generation hybrids, and it may be that we will have to wait for 

 another generation to get something of real value. There is no 

 question that the Japanese heart nut and the black walnut have some 

 qualities that, if they could be added to the English walnut, would 

 increase its value. 



Upon motion the morning session adjourned at 12:15. 



