404 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Kentish Cob filbert, planted in 1892, is again showing an abundance of 

 catkins, but so far has failed to fruit, though growing satisfactorily, and 

 not noticeably injured by the cold of winter. 



PECANS. — Hickoria (Carya) olivaeformis. 



Trees of this, grown from Iowa seed, prove hardy here, having stood 

 unprotected without injury, since the nuts were planted in 1890. 



Seedings of Stuart pecan, grown from Texas seed, planted in 1894, 

 although mounded with earth each winter, have yearly been killed 

 nearly to the collar, till iu the autumn of 1896, when they were trussed 

 with straw* and earthed up still more deeply, and came out the next 

 spring, nearly or quite uninjured. They ^were planted iu orchard, and are 

 are thoroughly trussed with straw, and mounded with earth. 



W ALN UTS— Juglans. 



Japan Walnut — Juglans Seiboldii, in both tree and fruit, somewhat 

 resembles our native butternut, though the tree is even more vigorous, 

 with large and more glossy foliage, and the smaller and less roughened 

 nuts are produced in greater abunHance. 



Persian, English or European Walnut, known also as Madeira nut, Jug- 

 lans regia, though apparently hardy here, makes but moderate annual 

 growths, and, though planted in 1890, does not yet afford indications of 

 fruiting. 



Praepaturiens, a dwarf variety of the foregoing, planted in 1890, has not 

 yet fruited. 



Thin shell, planted in 1894, is also, apparently, a variety of this species. 



APRICOTS — Armeniaca vulgaris. 



Harris, a variety originating in Central New York, and said to be pro- 

 ductive and profitable there, is the only variety now on trial here. It has 

 not yet fruited. 



The Russian varieties, for a time highly commended farther west, were 

 on trial here for several years, without satisfactory results. They have 

 been dropped from our list?. 



MULBERRIES— Morus. 



Downing is scarcely hardy enough, even in our Lake Shore climate. 



Hicks is a Southern variety and quite popular there, but it fails to main- 

 tain its qualities in our Michigan climate. 



New American is hardy and very productive. Its fruit ripens in succes- 

 sion, during a period of six or eight weeks, and is of fine size and very 

 pleasant flavor. 



