TJIK MONTHLY BULLETIN, 87 



Meylan. 



The INIi'ylan is a Prciich variciy oi" the Mayette type, coiniiii^ out late 

 ill the spring. It is a beautiful nut, well filled with light colored meat 

 of good flavor. It bears in this vieinity a little better than the Mayette 

 but does not bcuiii to coinpare with the Eureka or Payne's Seedling. 



Mayette. 



The IMayette, strictly siieaking, is of the Grenoble type and is the 

 leatling walnut on th(> world's market. It comes out the same time in 

 the spring as the Eureka and ripens its nuts at the same time. The 

 Mayette is a more shy bearer than the Franquette. 



Parisienne. 



The Parisienne is one of the French varieties, and is a very good nut. 

 It is rather long and i)ointed somewhat like the Franquette, but is 

 broader in the center-. The shell is not salmon colored like the Fran- 

 quette, Mayette and iMeylan, but is lighter. It is fairly well filled with 

 white meat of good flavor and comes out very late in the spring. In 

 this valley it is a shy bearer, being about the same as the Mayette. 



Concord. 



The Concord is a seedling of the Cluster variety originated by Felix 

 Gillet. It comes out about three weeks earlier than the Franquette and 

 does not blight in this vicinity. It l)ears fairly heavy and is filled with 

 plump white meat. It comes- into bearing early, but the nut is small 

 and consequently will not bring the same price as the Eureka, Fran- 

 quette or Mayette. 



Willson Wonder. 



This nut is a Bijou seedling. The nuts are very large and much 

 smoother and better filled than the Bijou. The tree makes a dwarf 

 growth here, is extremely precocious and bears well. On account of its 

 very large size and rough shell it is not considered by the trade as a 

 commercial nut. 



There are many varieties that do fairly well here, but those I have 

 mentioned are the leading commercial varieties. The men from the 

 universities of California, Oregon and Washingt(m, as well as from the 

 Pomological Department at Washington, and many individual growers 

 have been for years searching high and low for new varieties. I recently 

 traveled through the walnut districts in Oregon and Washington, hoping 

 to find something new among the many French seedlings that have been 

 l)]aiited in those states, but failed to find anything better than we have. 

 It will be several years before anything is developed. 



PREPARATION FOR PLANTING. 



Marking. 



Measuring wire is pcrliaps the best means of marking wliere each tree 

 should be planted. This is made of ainiealed steel wire about one-eighth 

 inch in diameter, the length according to the wish of the user. Some use 

 a wire as long as .300 feet, while others in smaller plantings make the 

 wire just the length of the piece of land they have. At each end of the 

 wire is fixed a strong iron ring about li inches in diameter, to be 

 slipped over an iron stake. After driving one stake into the ground, the 



