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Our. policy “is to carry as ‘standard varietips.only those -we. axe. 
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grown here and which have fruited, proving that they are adapted to 
this locality and latitude, or those‘varieties which have theiv origin 
LI Sol Locations as to make us very sure that. they will theature their 
fruit here“anda-that the trees wil] prove hardy hers, Wé'also honor she 
findings of the variety tests: at Cornell University, «as they are situat~ 
ed somewhat farther north than we are, 
We also plan to Keep abreast of the development of proliant nub 
growing, from-time to time adding .bo our list such “of the verr best 
verieties as’ prove adaptable to this latitude (41945? N Lat, },ife sas 
ecesionally have extra trees of varieties which we will advocate only 
for wore southern Locatirons,) until they nave proven vheénselves here, 
or for those wie “are collecting Various -varisties!-for ‘testing, 
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WerWiLL Lal! orders Litipne ordermig which we recieve them and 
as Tour Sule “OL Many varie vies "Es yery “imi vedi? we acvise “ordering 
early, We will hold ‘trees: until yeu desire delivery, thus you may 
avoid disappointment. o. : 
Our trees this year average somewhat larger than those we offered 
last season, This: is bécause they are on two year old stocks whils the 
trees: lash year were nos iWon ohe year old stocks.While. we prefer 
the. youtiger‘stocks, it-as herd for us tbo secure a good supply of nuts 
for planting, ‘except every other year. 
Grafting conditicns were very poor this past Spring so we have 
far fewer trees than we should have, However the grafts that did live 
have grown very well co that we have a’ very Nice lot of trees this 
season: 
Liecase-werdo mot have the size of tree you ordér we will‘ ship 
the next: smaller oe but will charge you only forthe sige shipped 
or will refund the difference if tree is already paid for. If we'dc 
not have a smaller tree bute do have aiilarper one.we will ship this, 
charsing only Vor.ths “size.ordered, ; 
We “have found, it neccessary ipo advance our, prices ,somewhet.be- 
cause, as we expand, our expenses become sreater, Ace: we will have 
towhire more help in: the future, We still consider our prices low, 
when compared with other ornamental nursery stock,most.of which has 
no vaiue beyond itts crnamental vaive, 
HUARTNUTS 
The heartnut, at lea st the varieties we have under test,have 
passed the test of hardiness witn flying coe ol hey not only were 
uninjured by the cold or Feburary 16th,1943 (- g4°R ae but they blos- 
somec. and fruited novia lay che following ae ae 
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Please do-not confuse the freezing “of new sOlliage of any nut 
trees, with lack of hardiness, After many years observations the 
writer has become convincea at none of the walnuts and hickories 
have any degree of hardiness against frost injury to young folliage 
by late freezes in the Spring, Our native wild hickories, vuthermvts 
and black walnuts wilt suffer just as badly as. the heartnuts ov Pere 
Sian wainuts if growing in an equally exposed location, Such frost 
injury may ads toy wne nut crop but, unless reveated two or more times 
as the vrce sends g out love new Leeves usuaily docs-no. peraeneis injury. 

