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The widespread interest in the roadside planting of nut trees has 

 created a demand for seedling trees, which, for some reasons, are 

 preferable to grafted trees for this purpose. One of these is the slow- 

 ness of seedling trees in coming into bearing for which reason they 

 usually get so large and strong and the bark gets so tough before they 

 bear that, if boys do climb them to get the nuts, the trees are not in- 

 jured. Grafted trees on the other hand usually bear much younger. 

 Seedling trees also can be furnished at-considerably lower prices than 

 grafted trees but it should not be forgotten that nuts borne by seedling 

 trees will almost certainly be greatly inferior to those borne by grafted 

 trees. A number of the nurserymen on the above list will furnish 

 seedling trees of some species for roadside planting. Prices and par- 

 ticulars can be obtained by correspondence. 



The Association receives inquiries from correspondents on the 

 Pacific Coast and from those who wish to plant some trees that are 

 propagated by nurserymen on the Pacific Coast or in the southern 

 United States. While there are a number of reliable nurserymen in 

 each of these locations their names are not shown here for the reason 

 that while some of the trees they propagate will do well in the north- 

 eastern United States, many will not. The Secretary will be glad to 

 suggest sources of supply to those interested. 



