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servatories from nuts obtained from the Folk trees Oct. 6, 1930 
and planted Oct. 29, 1930. Of these thirty-two, ten died during 
the summer, mostly on account of the severe drought. Of the 
twenty-two remaining, two are nearly two feet high, and some are 
over one foot. In addition to these Japanese trees, one seedling 
of the American chestnut was also planted—raised from seed ob- 
tained from a chestnut vender on Broadway, New York City, in 
October, 1930. 
2. On April 25, twenty-nine trees, received from the U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture. Some of these are Chinese chestnuts 
(C. mollisstma), and three are the S-8, Dr. Van Fleet’s hybrid of 
the Chinese chestnut and the chinquapin. Three of the twenty- 
nine died during the summer, among them a valuable Japanese 
hybrid (M-38). The rest are doing well, one of the S-8’s having 
made a growth of sixteen inches. 
Altogether, there are now 137 chestnut seedlings of various 
kinds growing on this land. The trees are planted fifteen feet 
apart in the row and the rows are fifteen feet apart. Records of 
the growth and condition of each tree are being kept from year to 
year. ‘The main purpose of this plantation, which is now com- 
mencing its fourth year, is the development of promising stock for 
hybridizing experiments in the future. 
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