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WHITNEY Shagbark. First prize winner in the Ohio contest of 1934. 
This varicty originates near Bersa, Ohio, Rated Ay by iin. Reed, Rex 
“ccommendcd by Dr. NacDaniols in'Arnoldia", We have only one and two 
year old grafts, 
WILCOX- Shagbark. Our pet hickory to date. While the nut is only’ 
medium in size it cracks almost pertcetly, ripens ca LY s fine flavor 
and appcars to be a good bearer bisannually. Sccond prize Winner in 
he Ohio contost-of 1954, Originates near Goneva, Ohio. “Sampics of 
the. 1942 crop werc rabod-high by both Mr, Reed and Dr, MacDanicls, 
It ripons: at the same time as Fox,’ middle)of September here, Wo mad 
a chance to compare it with nuts of Glover last Winter, while smaller 
it- cracked better’ and we thought 2b) as, food oP better, this was borne 
out by the response from the nut samples we’ sent out last’ year. We 
have only one and two year old grarts, 
EICAN 
Eicans arc“hybrids. of othér species’ of hickory crossed with 
yocans,- They make pretty trecs and thus have a considerable ornanmcntal 
valuc. But in so far as the nuts are conserned the hicans are ymou an 
too high esteom: by those who-know them best. Our grarts in’ our cest 
orchard havosnot borne as yeb so°we can’ pive No Tarst: nancy ihr ormmaciony 
But as we have had a pene ou requests for hicans, we thought it best 
to start a few, So we grafted some trees to each of scveral of the 
isading varietaosa. V6 Bea rather hard luck with’ them so have only a 
fow trées of DesMoines and Burlington,’ Only one year ald gratua, 
Prices, OF All Hhickovies, inclmisie Se. 
Nos lL troés $4,00 each, )-No.:'2 trées $35.00 each. 
Now. lL trees. are Thode that have madé a good growth, No, 2 troes 
are those that have not grown: quite so well, ‘Many times the one year 
old grafts that have not. grown quite so well the first yoarvac mare 
excellant growth the second yoar, But with the) olger eral usy at aes 
arc Still No. .2 trees alter twWe erp lnere yoaras Uney WlElyorouwai: 
always be ‘slow growbng troes. 
We. charges’ the ®aine Lor ‘our hickory grarts regarcioam ofvage, ie 
LS because we do not consider the colder grartus worth any morc than 
the oneuycar old .prafts. Many nursérios’ charge Raney prices 2Or7 aici. 
lefts overs of provious ‘years. The older grafts may in’ some instances 
erow into a large tree sooner and may bear sooner, but in genoral’ the 
larger tree suffers a greater set back whon transplanted and the smaller 
oftem catches! up with it in ‘sbeey ; 
NUL SAMPLES, 
Wo recieved very gratifying results from the sit samples we sent 
out last scason, We intend to cnlarge on this service ‘just as’ rapidly 
as we can, This scason we have nuts of only a very few varicties 
avallablc for sendimg out and these are all two year old nuts.Wo 
charge 10¢ per samplc ( each varicty) and will sénd a’ eredit slip 
redecmable at full value.on your first ‘order for trees’. For the var— 
ictics wo can send, look under the deseription of cach varioty, 
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