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iby 2b. presention nut varieties. lin. Reed has. listed 14 varieties as 
the ones he considers best and marics them A., then,he has listed 12 
More Varieties that he considers second best and marks them B. However 
he) states, that tine lay prove some varieties on the 3 list to be sup- 
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eriLor to some varieties on the A list, also varieties not on either 
list may later Prove puede ssuperioxr, tor any ot, those, listed, 
Another equally valuable source of such information, especially 
for 7uhne. Noruheaet jobs cavcopy of: "Arnoldia", written.by Dr. L. EB.) Mac 
Daniels, Head of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Fort- 
lculture, Cornell University and printed by the. Arnold Arboretum, ar- 
vard yUniversity, Jamaca:Plain, Mass.. 
JV ANTIONY NO. Le A true shagbark. the original tree grows near Sterling, 
Ili... and has been-known for many, years. hated >.by ur. Reed. 
{/BEMMAN= & shagbark, The original tree grows near New Preston, Conn, 
paid to be an annual bearer. So far as we ‘mow it has never been en- 
tberec injany .contest and has not been rated by ir, Reed. It's strong- 
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est recconmmendation until,further tested is it's. morthern origin. 
Reccommenced by Dr. MacDaniels in "Arnoldia", 
VBERGER- A shellbark. Took first prize in the miscellenecous ‘hickory 
class of the Northern Nut alee peers Hegre Contest o1- L054, Phe original 
VEOo Crows mean CoverdGap, Penta, habed vA aby ohins Reed. 
Y DAVIS- A sha asbark, MLPst prize Winner in the New Yorke New ee 
contest of 1654 ( Be 42 entries) Nut of medium size, cracking 
GMalLUyNYely £O0G, Liavor true shagbark, sweet and rich, a viforotn 
Peover we ie Oriel ta weuree ~rows “air Dutchess County, WW. ¥. AL° 451 Ne 
Latituce, will probably mature siG4s nuts-somewhat farther uorth. 
Acooraging toyour grafts sof this vaniety two of which have come into 
wearing sand »of two oP nere .prarts .abt,Cor oye the Davis. Gives promise 
of being a2 very good consistant bearer, Uhe muts from,our ‘sraft +( 1942 
erop) did not crack as well as we hac hoped they. would, however. the 
nuts from theigrafts at Cornell crackec. cons siderably better, We do 
Ot “noWsthe meason for this except our nut may carr been too well 
[ell ease Leaving reo Loy une shéellito.wcrack away from the kernel, 
We SUL (consider lita very @ood nut. Hated A-by Mr, Reeds ‘Reccommoand- 
ed by Dr. MacDaniels in “Arnoldia', 
J FOK A shagbark.wirst prize Winner in the vworthern Nut Growers Assn, 
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contest ~of 1954. lub somewhat larser than: Davis.Cracing quality good, 
flavor ythe very -best,crue shapbar's quality. A vigorous LOWED Orig ~ 
“Fr 
inal trea crows mear onda, MN. Y. 
; M6 Were (very(disapointec by the nuté grown qn our Hog graft. It 
aid not mace nearly as" 5oo0d a showin, as dic the Davis. Au there is 
&. Cons siderable of4@ mystery regarding this variety which has led some 
to believe that there is a sossibility of poudy varietionaimathe 6rig¢in- 
alveree. si, 26-0ur own Expense, wace ‘the brip-to Fonda last Spring 
and secufed raiting wood from various parts ‘of the original tree. 
hese Lots of eraiting wood were lavelec as to the part of the tree 
from whence they cane ana later we prafrteda them onto stocks in our 
test orchard, we mace several grafts from each lot of wood and suc- 
eeeded.in securing, living grafts Prom atitebus one slLovwol wood. Later 
Mew Wi hit inosouplit yohere 1s @ varlation of the nuts from the.differ- 
