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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



Eleven Nuts on Two-Year Grafts on Three- 

 Year California Root. 



grafted when one year old, and the remaining smaller trees are left 

 for another year; and for this reason a small per cent make a dis- 

 proportionately large growth of root compared to its moderate top 

 the first year, and make an immense growth of top the second year. 

 All Paradox hybrids (English walnut crossed with California 

 black) make a large root and but a moderate top the first year, as 

 do many seedlings from the Royal hybrid, and as do very, very few 

 from the straight California. These few trees, which make good 

 the second year, three or four per cent, possibly, of the trees left 

 to grow another year in the nursery, are grafted at the end of the 

 second year, and the balance thrown away as unworthy to be grafted 



