LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 



Washington, J). ('., OctoJxr 15, 1902. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a paper by Mr. George 



W. Oliver, Expert in the Office of Seed and Plant Introduction and 



Distribution, on "Budding the Pecan." Owing to the increased 



interest in nut culture in this country Mr. Oliver's method of rapidly 



propagating the pecan by budding is worthy of careful attention, 



and I respectfully recommend that the paper be published as a 



bulletin of the regular series of this Bureau. 



Respectfully, 



B. T. Galloway, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secreta')^ of Agriculture. 



