








NEW 
ROOT 
AMAZING 
DISCOVERY 
O. S. Gray Nursery is the first to 
offer this new Scientific Chemical 
Root Treatment developed by workers 
in the U: S. Pecan Laboratory in 
Texas. 
The photographs reproduced on this 
paper speak for thmselves—show con- 
clusively how this new chemical sub- 
stance causes new root growth on 
transplanted pecan trees to an amazing 
degree. A comparison of treated and 
untreated pecan trees showing the 
more rapid growth of trees treated with 
this amazing chemical substance can 
be seen by anyone visiting the experi- 
mental orchard of the U. S. Govern- 
ment at Brownwood, Texas. 
We are successfully transplanting 
large, bearing-size pecan trees by the 
use of this chemical. Trees. trans- 
plant with less set-back and grow 
more rapidly. 
We regard this new scientific meth- 
od of chemical root treatment as one 
of the most important contributions to 
corticulture, in recent years. 
And remember—you may obtain 
GRAYWAY Papershell Pecan Trees 
with this new scientific chemical root 
treatment. 

SEE THE DIFFERENCE! 
Look at the two roots pictured above. 
What a difference! Here you see treat- 
ed and untreated roots of two pecan 
trees, same age, transplanted, then 
dug up at the end of the first season. 
Photograph shows amazing new root 
growth stimulated on TREATED roots 
which are shown at right, compared to 
roots at left which had no treatment. 
SCIENTIFIC 
TREATMENT 
A PRODUCT OF MODERN 
RESEARCH 
Developed by scientific workers in 
the U. S. Pecan Laboratory in Texas. 
A new world is emerg’ng from the 
test-tubes of America’s research labor- 
atories. The chemical substance (In- 
dole butyric acid) with which GRAY- 
WAY Papershell Pecan Trees’ are 
treated is a part of this new world 
of finer things for better lI:ving. 
AT BOTH 
ENDS OF 
THE TREE 








ROOTSTOCKS 




PLUS 
GRAYWAY 
TESTED 
A papershell pecan tree is_ really 
TWO SEPARATE, individual units, 
joined by budding or grafting. It con- 
sists of a papershell TOP budded or 
grafted onto the ROOT, or under- 
ground portion. The best papershell 
pecan top budded on an inferior root 
can produce only an inferior tree. It 
is like a fine house tuilt c. a quick- 
sand foundation. 
Since the top of the tree must de- 
pend upon the root for food and mois- 
ture, we decided that if we could find 
a superior rootstock, we could then 
produce a ‘‘double-improved”’ papershell 
pecan tree, with ‘‘Good Blood at Both 
Ends of the Tree.” : 
For nearly 15 years we have been 
testing and comparing rootstocks from 
hundreds of sources, growing them side 
by side, year after year, until we 
could eliminate the weaklings and re- 
tain the sturdy, uniform and vigorous 
stocks that we now use as our TESTED 
GRAYWAY. ROOTSTOCKS... These 
tested GRAYWAY rootstocks were de- 
veloped in our own nursery and are 
available to GRAYWAY customers ex- 
clusively. 
Because of this ‘double-improved”’ 
feature of GRAYWAY Papershell Pe- 
can Trees you get “extra” value for 
your money. 

A MASS OF NEW ROOTS! 
A pecan tree can’t be any better 
than its roots. Isn’t it obvious that 
a tree with roots like those pictured 
above will develop faster and _ bear 
earlier crops than the ordinary tree 
with ordinary roots? A tree depends 
upon its roots for food, for the very 
substance of its being. A fine, sturdy 
tree will result from root growth such 
as you see pictured above. 




The King of Spain 
paid Columbus $320 for 
discovering America. His 
crew received about $2.50) 
a month as wages, and 
$1.50 a month for food 
and clothing. 
* 
When a womar re- 
duces, she is goiny out 
of her weigh to please 
some man. 
* 
The special privileges 
which are _ reserved to 
Texas by its constitution 
are the reserved right to 
all public land of the 
State, and the right to 
sub-divide into not more 
than five states. 
* 
All that stands _be- 
tween the college grad- 
uate and the top of the 
ladder is the ladder. 
* 
Brazil leads all the 
Latin-American countries 
in cotton production. 
* 
On a Fort Worth bus 
recently a man gave his 
seat to a woman. She 
fainted. When she came 
to she thanked him. 
Then he fainted. 
* 
The State of Texas 
gets its name from the 
Tejas Indians, one of 
the Caddoan group, and 
it means “friendly.” 
* 
The smallest county in 
the United States h 
the largest population. tt 
is New York County, 
Nia Yi. 
* 
There are two kinds of 
pedestrians — the quick 
and the dead. 
* 
Experts claim the ideal 
garden soil is a mellow, 
well-drained loam. As a 
rule sandy loams_ will 
produce early crops, but 
the stiffer clay loams 
usually give larger 
yields. 
* 
When a man “knocks” 
a town, he confesses he 
was a failure in it. 
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