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should not have unusual dietetic value. More- 

 over they are for the most part grown on peren- 

 nial shrubs or trees rather than on succulent and 

 perishable annuals, and thus have close relation- 

 ship with the fruits of the orchard. 



But the fact that nut-bearing trees for the 

 most part have received no special attention 

 from the cultivator of the soil, their product 

 being gathered only casually, has caused them 

 to be regarded as wild products not falling 

 within the scope of the horticulturist. In most 

 parts of the United States the nut-bearing trees 

 have received no attention whatever from the 

 cultivator of the soil, and their product has been 

 regarded as a more or less superfluous luxury, 

 rather than as having dietetic consequence. 



In the Gulf States and in California, in recent 

 years, there has been a radical change of attitude. 

 In these regions the cultivation of nuts is already 

 becoming an industry of great importance 

 More recently, the industry has extended to 

 New York and even to Canada. Meantime, the 

 use of nuts on the table in all parts of the United 

 States has become more and more habitual, and 

 they are beginning to take their proper place 

 among the important products of the soil. Their 

 recognition as really valuable foods is so com- 

 paratively recent, however, that it would not be 



