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ee . OUR TREES ARE FOR THE NORTH 
The rubber industry of the Far East is derived from the seed of Brazilian 
rubber trees grown in the greenhouses of Kew Gardens, London. The Kew trees 
_ were raised from seed carried from Brazil by Sir Clements Markham. 
By a similar process, we are raising northern trees in the northernmost 
corner of Virginia and expect them to do well in Massachusetts and Michigan. 
_ Here is the way we do it. 
We use walnut roots from ReGineSGEe on these we graft the Tasterite wal- 
~ nut which grows on the cold plateau near Ithaca, New York. This is our Far- 
~ therest North Walnut. 
The cions of shagbark trees from Minnesota, from Michigan, and from 
- Ontario, are grafted on the roots of young trees grown from Quebec nuts. Per- 
a simmon seed from Northern Missouri and Kansas are grafted with cions of per- 
simmons that have done well in Iowa. The seed for our grafted chestnut stocks 
has been imported from Tientsin, in North China. Our Chinese persimmons were 
ae Per cercniily from the extreme northern range of Chinese persimmons. 
I have seen snow two feet deep at Sunny Ridge Nursery, and I have ex- 
per ate? temperatures of 30° below zero in that neighborhood. 
; ) BALL OF EARTH 
I ‘strongly recommend that you let us ship large sized trees, by railway 
freight with ball of earth (balled and burlapped). You will be surprised to see 
how reasonable . the freight rates are. Your local railway can give you exact 
rage rate to your station. een rates per 100 pounds, from Purcellville, Va., 
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Philadelphia, Pa, 60¢; Boston, Mass., 91¢; Buffalo, N. Y., 90¢; New York City, 
aeTlé: Pittsburgh, Pa., 76¢; Chicago, Ill., $1.12. It is difficult to tell in advance 
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what the ball of earth with trees of different sizes will weigh. For a rough basis 
Wwe suggest that you figure as follows: Under 6 feet, 75-100 lbs.; 6-8 feet, 150- 
- 250 Ibs.; 8-10 feet, 250- 350 Ibs.; 5 10-12 feet, 350-500 lbs. Sometimes they will ex- 
ceed these weights. 
Planting with ball of earth is the quick way to get a nut tree started. It can 
= ata to growing the first year and you save two years’ time. I did it with my 
«650 acres of Pecans—trucking the trees fifteen miles. A few years ago I put 40 
balled and burlapped hickories out in a bluegrass sheep pasture. They all lived 
but one. Let us send yours that way. 
We have shipped balled and burlapped to Texas with complete success. 
SAT CeS: will be prepared with ball of earth carefully burlapped and put on 
rain for $1.00 per tree extra for trees under 6 ft.; $1.50 for trees 6-8 ft.; $2.50, 
8 10 it. $3.50, 10-12 ft. 
FALL PLANTING recommended on shone Island and on and south of line— 
New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburg. November is an excellent time. In the 
“spring plant as iieaind as you can. We do not advise planting before October 25th. 
we ie ss NORTHERN NUT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION 
“You! probably will want to join. George L. State, Secretary, Geneva, N. Y. 
This is a varied collection of interesting people (doctors, lawyers, merchants, 
Srcinulactireca. professors, farmers, spinsters) who have nut trees for avocation 
_ annual panecting an unusual summer vacation. event. 
Reading Guides For The Owner Of Nut Trees 
aS THE PLANTING, FERTILIZATION, & CARE OF NUT TREES AND 
-PERSIMMONS by J. Russell Smith, ScD, postpaid 25¢. 
ee ‘Don’t Seay good trees and then kill them by misguided care. This booklet 
' will save oe many times its cost and increase the results for all but the most 
eSie skillful. ee 
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