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damp sand, and put out of the way of frost. But they must be moved 

 at the earliest possible moment in the spring, as they readily germinate 

 upon the slightest approach of vernal influence. In the case of 

 Prunua Americana, most experienced nurserymen gather them as 

 soon as matured, and at once commit them to the seed bed in the sure 

 and certain hope of an early germination. 



I am afraid that I am surpassing my limits in this article, but 

 tliough meiigerly done, I hope I have sufficiently indicated the treat- 

 ment of most of the prominent nuts or hard shelled tree seeds of use 

 in this country for purposes of germination. The subject is very 

 interesting, and might very profitably have been treated at much 

 greater length and consummate thoroughness, but we hope the hints 

 dropped will in some measure at least answer the enquiries of our 

 inquisitive horticultural friend. 



BLACK WALNUT. 



" Twenty three years ago Horace Everett planted twenty three acres of 

 waste laud on his farm, near Council Blutis, with black walnuts. The 

 trees are now from sixteen to eighteen inches tlwough, and have been'sokl 

 for $27,000. This gives him an income of $50.00 [^er acre for the use of 

 the land." 



The above is taken from one of our exchanges. It goes far to 



corroborate the views expressed by Mr. Thos, Beall, of Lindsay, and. 



others, on the value of this tree, and the profit to be derived from a 



judicious planting of it in sections where it will thrive, J\Iany a piece 



of broken land might at a small outlay be made very profitable by 



planting it with black walnut, chestnut or poplar, which otherwise 



would never yield anything to the owner. 



FEUIT IN A HUEliY, 



This is a fast and impatient age. People want quick returns for their 

 Libor, and are not willing to wait for their gains. The impression that it 

 will take a life -time to get fruit from a new plantation deters many from 

 netting out trees. It certainly re(|uires time for an orchard to come into 

 liearing, but there is quite a variety of fruits that may bo depended on to 

 yield a speedy harvest. 



The quickest return is froni strawberries, and they are so easy of culti- 

 vation that it is wonderful they are not more gonei-ally growli. Set out 

 early in spring, and well cared for, they will pioduce a moderate crop the 



