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Types of the Black Walnut 
IR IS surprising to find what a great differ- 
ence there can be between the nuts borne b 
two trees of the same species. The Black Wal- 
nut is a signal example. And, since no planted 
nut can be counted upon to reproduce fruit of 
an exactly corresponding type, an examination 
of this question cannot fail to induce the belief 
that the Black Walnut should certainly be 
grafted. It is the only way to make sure of a 
tree’s producing nuts of an extra fine type. 
The same Walnut tree will, year after year, 
produce the same type of nut, though the crop 
usually varies in the degree of its abundance; 
it has always seemed to me that a Walnut pro- 
duces most heavily every third year, providing 
of course, that no late spring frosts destroy the 
bloom. Yet, while the same tree will produce 
the same nuts, its near neighbor, which may 
happen to be a parent or a child, and which 
may be, in appearance, a very much finer tree, 
will bear nuts.of a far inferior sort. For a 
long time I believed this due to soil, situation, 
and other conditions favorable or unfavorable 
to the highest development. But, while such 
conditions may have some slight effect, they do 
not control the matter. It not infrequently oc- 
curs that the tree in the less favoreile position 
produces the finer nuts. The secret is in the 
character of the tree, which seems to be a 
quality as subtle as human personality, and 
which is to be reproduced by no method but 
grafting. 
To emphasize the worth of grafting the Black 
Walnut, I may state that during the present 
autumn I gathered nuts from upward of a hun- 
dred trees, and from almost as many situations 
—from those growing on mountain slopes to 
those standing along creeks in a valley; some 
were taken from rich bottom lands, and some 
from high slate hills. When hulled, these wal- 
nuts varied amazingly in size. Only four trees 
of the hundred odd had produced nuts of the 
maximum size; and all of these were situated 
in localities which might be considered only 
fairly favorable. To fill a quart measure, 52 of 
the smallest nuts were required; of the next or 
medium size, 36 were required; but of the 
largest, only 18 were required. Thus it would 
take practically four times as-many nuts to 
the bushel of the smallest size as of the largest 
size. In addition, I may say that the trees 
bearing the largest nuts bore as many as those 
bearing the small ones or the medium sized 
ones; so evidently quantity had not been sacri- 
ficed to size. or were the larger nuts any 
thicker in the shells or less plumply filled 
than the inferior ones. The tree bearing such 
nuts is simply a finer tree in every respect than 
the yielder of smaller nuts. 
In view of the facts, which have been ascer- 
tained by long and careful investigation, is it 
not well worth while to graft the Black Wal- 
nut? As is known, the tree is extremely vigor- 
ous and hardy, and it has practically no serious 
enemies. Moreover, the grafting 1s not more 
difficult than the nate of Pecans—and a 
million or more of these are grafted in the 
South every year. Large Walnut trees yield to 
top-grafting; while the smaller ones can he 
budded, whip-grafted, or tongue-grafted. 
Pennsylvania. ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGE. 
Cherry Tree Gummosis 
N THE December number of THE GARDEN 
MaGaziIne, there was given to an inquirer 
advice concerning gummosis, a disease affecting 
cherry trees. Whenever it affects my trees, I 
cut out the bark and wood until all the dis- 
colored part is gone, and put good adhesive 
whitewash over the wound. Cherry limbs 
rrafted on mazzard stock are very seldom af- 
Focted with this gummosis. When shaping your 
tree, try to alternate the branches so as to 
avoid crowding. 
About three years ago I had one tree that 
was about two inches in diameter, a budded 
tree that was badly affected on the trunk. I 
eut off so much bark and wood that I almost 
honeycombed the tree. I then cut back the top 
to lessen the drain on the tree and it is now a 
fine healthy tree, although it has not grown so 
rapidly as the others. ‘The tree is now seven 
years old and bears good fruit. 
Marion, Oregon. FRANK HAACK. 
