throughout the year without special care, neith- 
er do they have to be gathered promptly as co 
peaches or apples. 
Nut are no longer considered a luxury, but 4 
staple article of food, and are used extensively 
by candy manufacturers, bakeries, ice cream 
companies, as well as in the home. 
This being the natural home of the Hardy 
Nor:hern Pecan Tree, my nursery stock is grown 
under natural conditions, giving them all the 
strength and vigor possible for a tree to have. 
Tne soil in which my nursery is located is es- 
pecially adapted to this, as it is underlaid with 
a strata of hard soil which discourages the down- 
ward growth o: the tap root at a depth of abaut 
four feet, causing many lateral and feeder roots 
to devolep near the surface that wou!d not in 
a sandy or loose sub-soil. This gives my trees a 

Ten year OHIO WALNUT tree standing in <. 
pasture lot and not cultivated.-This variety is 
also a good cracker, and a prolific bearer. 
superior system of lateral roots making then 
easy to transplant and quick to start growth. 
Delayec planting means delayed returns. A 
tree planted this year is always a year ahead oi 
