50 A TREATISE ON NUT CULTURE. 



enough water added to make a thick paste; then pour in the ammonia and stir 

 until all the copper is dissolved. If three pints of ammonia is not enough to 

 thoroughly dissolve all the copper, add a sufficient quantity to bring about this 

 result. When completely dissolved pour the copper solution into a barrel hold- 

 ing forty to forty-five gallons; then fill the barrel with water. When ready to 

 spray, take the concentrated fluid into the field, and for every three pints add 

 forty-five gallons of water. The first application should be made as soon as 

 the leaves appear, a second application in ten or twelve days, followed by a 

 third two weeks later; six or seven applications during the season will be of 

 benefit. 



Varieties There are a number of varieties being propagated and 



grown from the various seedlings that have proven 



profitable, and we suggest for each locality the best Seedlings that originated 

 there. The catalogues name a long list, among the best of which are: 



I. X. L. "Large, broad, soft-shelled; kernel generally single, plump; 

 nuts hull easily; tree upright, symmetrical with little pruning. Originated 

 with A. T. Hatch." 



King. (King's Soft Shell.) " Originated at San Jose. Shell very thin 

 and soft. Regular and abundant bearer. " Wickson. 



Ne Plus Ultra. "A paper shell; by A. T. Hatch; nut large and long; a 

 heavy and regular bearer; it hulls freely." 



BEECH. (Fagus.) 



The American Beach is abundant in the forests throughout a great portion 

 of the United States, and its various sorts are largely planted for shade and 

 ornament, though but little, if any, effort has been made to improve the varie- 

 ties by seedlings, or propagate them for their nuts, though large quantities are 

 produced by the natural growth and are considered valuable as an article of 

 food for swine and poultry. The nut is small and resembles in outline a grain 

 of buckwheat, and in flavor much like the hazel. With selection of largest 

 and best varieties, under cultivation, the Beech nut might be so improved as to 

 render their cultivation worthy of attention. 



PrODa2"ation ^^ e Beech may be propagated by the usual modes, 

 viz: By seed, layers, budding and grafting, and thrive 

 best in a cool, moist soil, and preferably in limestone regions. 



