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around it as high as the uppermost bud on the graft. Never 

 graft early-growing kinds on those of later vegetation. The 

 varieties of American Walnut or Hickory Nut may be grafted 



Julians regia, IV. (IValnuf). a, Fruiting branch; b, Amentum of male flowers ; 

 c, Male flowers ', d, Female flowers ', e, Longitudinal section of a female floiver ', f, 

 Longitudinal, and g, transverse, sections of the fruit. 



on stocks of their own type. We have grafted the European 

 Walnut on the clefts of the young branches of the American as 

 tall standards." Fresh, vigorous, young seedling Walnuts form 

 the best stocks for desirable kinds of the Common Walnut, 



