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in that window that is of any real use to the general public. But right 

 over in that corner that display of nuts brought here from British 

 Columbia by -Mr. Gellatly and over here the display of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of the Dominion of Canada, are worth ten times to 

 Canada the entire display in the jeweller's window, because this will 

 constantly increase in value, it will encourage everybody that makes 

 any reasonable study of how to plant them, and it means a great big 

 increase in the agricultural value of the crops of this country. I have 

 a great deal of sympathy for the small boy who has to go down to 

 the grocery store witli a nickle or a dime for his nut party instead of 

 going out to the woods, as he ought to be able to do if nut trees were 

 encouraged. 



Dr. J. Russell Smith: Tlie figures that were just now given by 

 the secretary for this chestnut grove at Farina, of "about 2500 pounds 

 per acre, are apparently in accord with the figures that I have ob- 

 tained in the chestnut orchards of Europe. 



Mr. Gellatly: In British Columbia, on the Fraser River, Gil- 

 chrest Bros, have five chestnut trees that return an annual crop 

 worth $200. 



Mr. Gage: ]\Ir. Sylvester Kratz at Jordan Station, a short dis- 

 tance from Niagara Falls, has a Japanese Heart walnut which liad 

 7| bushels on it. 



Mr. Neilson: The tree measured 63 ft. spread. 



Mr. Gellatly: We have shipped green filberts to the Prairie 

 market and they have yielded us 50c net per pound. I think it would 

 be unfair to hold that up as a price than can be maintained. We get 

 25c a pound for the dried nuts locally. 



Mr. NEiLSOiV: Would you get a higher rate for them green? 



Mr. Gellatly: Yes, you get a higher price for the green nut, 

 luisk and all, than for the dried nut. 



Mr. Frey: I might mention tliat green almonds are shipped from 

 California in crates, similarly to the way cherries are shipped, and 

 the Chicago market takes quite a lot of them. 



Question: How far south-west is the heart nut or Japanese wal- 

 nut grown ? 



Mr. Reed: It has been grown all over the South and West too. 

 It was introduced into this country first bv California and it came 



