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be said although there is less known than we wish were the case. What 

 follows is an attempt to note what we know as to varieties in the hope 

 that it may form a nucleus for the additional information that will come 

 later. 



Almonds 



Almonds are perhaps more exacting in climatic requirements than 

 any other nuts and the experiments made do not as yet give much hope 

 of almonds being commercially successful outside of the almond 

 sections. 



Varieties: — 



Ridenhauer — The one variety which seems to do well outside of 

 almond sections. The shell looks like that of a peach kernel but the 

 flavor is good. Probably an almond x peach hybrid. Bears early and 

 abundantly. 



Beech Nuts 



These nuts although as thin shelled as chestnuts are more like the 

 hard shelled nuts in other respects. The flavor is generally fine and 

 the nuts are rich in oil and the only drawback is their generally small 

 size. This is a nut which thrives in northern sections where most fine 

 nuts do not. 



Varieties : — 



Abrams (formerly Giant) — Parent tree in Martinsville, Ind. 



Abundance — Parent tree in Martinsville, Ind. 



Black Walnuts 



The most promising nuts for commercial planting in the north- 

 eastern United States. The trees are heavy bearers and the kernels 

 sell at prices above those paid for Persian walnut kernels. A reason- 

 able amount of summer heat is needed' for the proper development of 

 the nuts. 



Varieties : — 



Adams (Iowa)— Parent tree in Monona County, Iowa. Noted in 

 1924 report Iowa State Horticultural Society. 



Adams (Michigan) — ^Parent tree in Scotts, Kalamazoo County, 

 Michigan. Shape distinctive being longer in proportion to its diame- 

 ter than any other propagated variety. 



