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Paragon, which has for three or four seasons produced only abortive 

 nuts, has this season ripened a very large crop (for so young a tree), the 

 branches being so heavily loaded with the large bur« that more than half 

 were removed early in the season to insure the development of the remain- 

 der. The nuts were frequently three in a bur, of the usual size of the 

 imported ones, and superior in quality, ripening about with our natives. 



Among the varieties received and planted as Japanese chestnuts, on© 

 received as '" Japanese Imported, grafted," planted in 1890 and now less 

 than seven feet in height, has this season ripened a fine crop of large nuts. 

 The burs are even smaller than those of our natives, usually containing but 

 a single large round nut. They ripen at the usual season. 



The European or Spanish chestnut, planted in 1890, has also shown a 

 little fruit the past season. 



I'HINQUAPIN {Castanea pumila — or Dwarf chestnut). 



Owing to the inability of this to bear transplanting, the nuts have been 

 two or three times obtained and planted, but so far without success. 

 Another lot has been obtained and planted this fall, the nuts coming 

 from Tennessee. 



' PECAN {Hickoria olivcBformis) . 



Nuts of pecan were received from southern Iowa and planted here in 

 the fall of 1888. They prove hardy, so far, and this season have made 

 good growths. The Stuart pecans, received from the Division of Pomology, 

 have grown and have been protected for the winter, since, coming as they 

 do from Texas, their hardiness in the climate of Michigan must be 

 regarded as very doubtful. 



ENGLISH WALNUT, OR MADEIRA NUT (Juglans regia) . 



This was planted in 1889 and, so far, has not winter-killed and has made 

 moderate, healthy growths. 



Dwarfs of this species, under the name Prceparturiens, were also 

 planted in 1890 and have, so far, suffered no apparent injury from our 

 winters. 



JAPAN WALNUT— (Jttgtojis Seiboldi.) 



This was planted in 1890, and has proved perfectly hardy here. It is a 

 very vigorous grower, and has matured fruit here this season. In both 

 tree and fruit it is much like our indigenous butternut, though more vig- 

 orous. So far the fruit is scarcely equal to the butternut. 



ALiMONDS—iAmygdalus communis.) 



The Luelling almond, received from a Missouri nursery and planted in 

 1892, has proved hardy here, but has not yet fruited. 



The " Soft Shelled Almond," planted here last year, proves hardy so 

 far. 



