The uncertainty of a crop is often due 

 to the very early blooming of the kinds 

 planted. These start to grow at the first 

 warm spell in the latter part of the Winter 

 or at the first blush of Spring, and almost 

 invariably become victims of frost and 

 consequently produce no fruit. 



Planting in the Northwest and the 

 East until recently has been limited to an 

 extremely narrow area. There was need 

 of a variety possessing strong, distinct 

 characteristics, hardy, late to start growth, 

 and with the pistillate and staminate 

 blossoms maturing at the same time and 

 bearing a nut of good quality and flavor 

 with a full rich meat. This variety has 

 now been found, as will later be shown. 



English Walnuts grown in the North 

 command from three to five cents more a 

 pound than the other nuts in the markets, 

 as the meat is plumper and the flavor 

 better. Most fruit is at its best at the 

 Northern limit of its range. 



One experienced grower, in reference 

 to transplanting has said: "I have trans- 

 planted all the way from a year to six and 



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