Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting / Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953

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TUESDAY EVENING BANQUET SESSION

PRESIDENT BEST: We will now hear from the Resolutions Committee, Mr.
Davidson.

MR. DAVIDSON: Before reading any resolutions, I have been asked to read a letter that came to Mr. Chase dated August 16th of this year, from Dr. W. C. Deming:

"Mr. Spencer B. Chase, Secretary, NNGA.

"My Dear Child and Grandchildren:" What a beautiful greeting, that.

"This is to let you know that your father and grandfather still holds a house at this hospital and rejoices in your vitality and in your coming convention but especially in the energy and ability of your secretary who gets out those wonderful Nutshell letters which are so stimulating to all nut growers.

"More than 20 years ago I planted an Italian chestnut tree on the grounds of this hospital. The main trunk was killed by blight, but many shoots have come and now it appears to be flourishing because there are no other chestnut trees near. About that time I grafted nut trees commercially in Westchester County, New York at the Westchester Country Club, asking and getting $50 a day for my services and material and never a kick. But I have forgotten the results and the name of the beneficiaries. From my home in Litchfield, Connecticut, my sister, aged 85, saved for me—that is, saved from the squirrels—a double handful of nice chestnuts—no other chestnut tree nearby—and three green walnuts, Carpathians. Both were from my grafts.

"I shall never forget the NNGA and your splendid services. Ever faithfully devoted, Dr. W. C. Deming."

A beautiful letter.

Now, then, the Resolutions Committee recommends that we send this letter;

"Dear Dr. Deming:

"Once more we are happy to greet you and to wish you well. Today the representatives of more than a thousand members of your thought child, the Northern Nut Growers Association, are here gathered in Rochester, New York, to carry on the work in which you had so large a part in starting. It must be a source of great satisfaction to you to be able to see so important a project which you helped to start continuing and expanding fruitfully. We envy you.

"May your tribe increase. Affectionately, the Northern Nut Growers
Association."

Now, shall I go on with the rest of the resolutions, and perhaps you can act on them all at once.

"Be it Resolved: That we hereby acknowledge our longstanding indebtedness to the men of the United States Department of Agriculture and of similar departments of the various states who have so faithfully and efficiently upheld the work of this Association. Without their loyal help, doubtless our efforts would languish or suffer severely. It is such a spirit as theirs that continues to make America the great pioneer it has always been."

"Be it Resolved: That the members of this Association acknowledge with deep appreciation the outstanding' hospitality of the City of Rochester at the hands of its representative Park Commissioner Wilbur Wright, Dr. Roy B. Anthony, Mr. Harkness, and their helpers who have done so much to make the visit of this organization not only welcome but extremely enjoyable and informative. We shall always remember Rochester's exceptional hospitality and its generously free provision of so beautiful a meeting place. This is sincerely appreciated."

"Be it Resolved: That this Association extends to Mr. George Salzer, Mr. Victor Brook its thanks for their work which has resulted in so pleasant and profitable a meeting here in Rochester; also to many others due our thanks, to Dr. McKay for organizing a splendid program, to Mrs. Negus for organizing the registration, to Mrs. Gibbs and finally to our outstandingly efficient officers who have so skillfully organized our work and the Association's expansion."

"In order to correct a tendency toward increasing confusion arising from the too great multiplicity of names and nut varieties, the Resolutions Committee offers the following motion: We move that the President be authorized to appoint a self-perpetuating Northern Nut Growers Association Committee on Variety Nomenclature, and we recommend to our members that they refer to this committee for its official approval any new nut discoveries they may wish to name and to propagate." That is in the form of a motion, which, I believe, requires a second and some action.

PRESIDENT BEST: I think we had better act first on this motion of Mr. Davidson's about this committee for naming of nuts, and then we can have another motion to accept the resolutions. Is there a second to that motion that we have a committee on nomenclature of nuts?

DR. MACDANIEL: Mr. President, I second that motion.

PRESIDENT BEST: Is there any discussion?

DR. CRANE: I wanted to suggest that the motion should provide that the committee use the rules of nomenclature approved by the American Pomological Society.

DR. MACDANIEL: I will accept that amendment, Mr. President.

(A vote was taken on the amendment, and was passed.)

MR. MACHOVINA: Is that a proposal to amend the by-laws of this organization? It would, if it's a self-perpetuating committee.

MR. DAVIDSON: May I suggest you withdraw the word "self-perpetuating."
The idea, Mr. Best, was to make this a permanent committee, if possible.
That was the reason for putting that word in there, but if it is an
abridgment of the constitution, we don't want to do it, of course.

MR. KINTZEL: I'd like to know what the rules of nomenclature of the
American Pomological Society are.

DR. MACDANIEL: The rules cover about two pages. I can give you the gist of it, I think. One provision is that the discoverer or introducer of a new variety has the privilege of selecting a name for it. Another rule is that it shall not duplicate a name given previously for a variety of the same class of fruit or nut. The name should preferably be one word or, at most, two words, without hyphens, without possessives. That a nut not be named for a person without his permission during his lifetime. That covers the meat of it.

MR. CHASE: Such a committee would give official status and recognition to your discovery. I believe it would prevent, on a large scale, such things as this Morning Star hardy English walnut. In other words, we'd have a committee to examine a nut sample from your tree, anybody's tree, pass on it and see that the name that you select meets the requirements of this American Pomological Society's rules of nomenclature, which are quite reasonable. I think it is an excellent step that we should take at this time.

MR. CALDWELL: Mr. President. The variety we are using is not a variety, it's a clone. Maybe we had better get together with taxonomists and botanists. That's all they are, selections, they are not varieties, in the botanical sense, even though the term has been badly misused by the nut growers. I don't see why we should continue with mis-application of a term just because somebody set up rules for application of names.

DR. CRANE: Mr. President, I want to get this straight. This Association is talking about horticultural varieties, not botanical varieties. A correct term for a horticultural variety is a clone.

The American Pomological Society is over a hundred years old, and they have followed all types of experiences and usages, and they are up to date, and we can't follow any better pattern than what the American Pomological Society has done all down through the years. The Northern Nut Growers Association would be the laughing stock of the world who are in the know if they don't adopt the rules of nomenclature as set forth by the American Pomological Society.

MR. SLATE: Mr. President, we already have a committee on Varieties and Standards. I don't see why that committee can't be revived. If we set up another committee by resolution, we are duplicating the work of that committee, or overlapping. I'd like to see this matter referred to the Committee on Varieties or Judging Standards and possibly report another year. I am not in favor of setting up this committee at the present time.

I would like to amend that motion to refer this matter to the present
Committee on Varieties and Judging Standards.

DR. MCKAY: Second that amendment.

DR. MACDANIELS: There is one other angle to this. The International Committee on Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants, has during the past year published a report. I think it would be only wise for us to delay our action on this matter until our committee at least gets the opportunity to study the suitability of this international code for nomenclature of cultivated plants and see how it applies to our situation. In other words, I am complete in accord with Mr. Slate's motion.

MR. DAVIDSON: I would suggest that we refer it to that committee and think about it for another year.

(A vote was taken on the amendment, and it was passed.)

PRESIDENT BEST: The motion of the Resolutions Committee is now referred to the Committee on Varieties and Judging Standards.

MR. STOKE: I move we proceed with the adoption of the resolutions that were presented before the motion.

(Motion seconded and passed.)

PRESIDENT BEST: We'd like to hear from the Nominating Committee.

MR. SLATE: For president the Nominating Committee proposed R. B. Best. I think he is about one of the best presidents we have ever had. For vice-president Gilbert Becker of Michigan. For treasurer W. S. Clarke of Pennsylvania, and for secretary, our very efficient and very effective Spencer Chase of Tennessee.

PRESIDENT BEST: Are there further nominations?

A MEMBER: I move nominations be closed.

A MEMBER: Second the motion. (Motion passed.)

DR. CRANE: Mr. President, I move that the Secretary of the Association be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for the nominations made by the Nominating Committee. Seconded and passed.

PRESIDENT BEST: Is there any further business to come before the group?
Spencer Chase here has an item.

MR. CHASE: Now, for the feature of the evening, that honor which is bestowed upon the most deserving member of the organization, I will call on Mr. Wilkinson for the comments about the Big Nut. Mr. Wilkinson.

MR. WILKINSON: Four years ago at Beltsville, Maryland, Dr. Crane made a suggestion that someone ought to be the King Nut of the Association. If I remember, Mr. Stoke immediately took the floor and nominated Dr. Crane, and he was unanimously elected the Big Nut. One year later he bestowed that honor on Spencer B. Chase. The next year Mr. Chase passed it on to Dr. Colby. One year ago Dr. Colby passed it on to me. Now it's my duty to pass this on to someone else tonight.

Well, I didn't know just exactly how to do it, so I fell back on my friend, Mrs. Negus for her suggestion. She suggested that the King Nut should wear a crown, so I said, "Now, that's your suggestion; I will leave it up to you." So here is the crown she made, with an ornament from the Chief pecan, which in my opinion today is the king nut of the Northern Nut Growers Association.

I don't know whose head she measured to make the crown, she didn't tell me, but it looks to me like it would just about fit George Salzer. (Applause.) George, it's a pleasure that I pass that on to you as I received it, and I hope you will wear it for a year or longer (putting crown on Mr. Salzer's head).

MR. SALZER: Well, they can't say I am big-headed. Why, honestly, folks, my very good friends of the Association, honestly, I don't know what to say. This is the greatest honor that I ever thought would come to me. I always refer to myself as one of the buck privates in the rear rank, and here I am the King Nut. I will assure you, every one of you that I really appreciate this, I honestly do, right from the bottom of my heart.

Ever since I have been a member of this organization and attended the meetings, I have had the finest times, most pleasant associations and the closest friends I ever had in my entire life right here among you people. Thanks a million.

MR. CHASE: Now I think we are entitled to a few words from our new and best president, Mr. Best.

PRESIDENT BEST: Ladies and gentlemen, it is quite a responsibility to take this job on again. It's the first time that I have ever questioned your judgment about anything, but I think there are other people here that could have done the job better than I could.

When I was asked if I would accept if I were elected, I turned to my wife, and I said, "Are you willing to do the work again for another year?" and she said, "Yes, I suppose I'll have to." And I said, "Well, then, I will accept." There is a lot more truth in that than there is poetry. Honestly, we just don't give these officers that work for us enough recognition. There is a whole page of them, as you know, about 11 committees, and all those folks have all done a fine job, at the expense of their work at home. I am not talking about myself, because I don't do any of it, I have it done, as I explained. But Carl Prell made a great sacrifice when he handled the Northern Nut Growers business in a very, very fine, thorough, business-like way.

I ought to give you a good example of what salesmanship really means and how it operates. This morning Carl was going down to the museum in a taxi. The taxi man professed an interest in nuts. Well, what did Carl do? Did he say, "Well, that's all right, but I can't get into that?" No, he said, "Man, you ought to belong to the Nut Growers Association. The fact that you don't know anything about it, that's nothing. Come right into the museum here, and I will show you the exhibits," and he took the taxi man in, and I don't know whether he sold him a membership, but he passed him on to the next man. He's got him going out to see Irondequoit, and we, are going to get a sale there. That's the spirit that it's going to take to get this job done.

I am reminded of a little story in Kipling. You know the story about the sergeant in India. He was a sergeant in the cavalry. They had been out in the hills, and the weather was hot, and they had an awful, awful time. Well, when the men came in and lined up, this sergeant got off his horse and he said, "Well, boys, I realize it's been hot, I know you sweat. But," he said, "from here on in this campaign we are not going to sweat, we are going to lather." That's what it's going to take to get this 2,000 members that we have set for our goal. It's going to take a lot of hard work, and our job is not to peer into the dim future, but to attack those problems which are right with us every day and ask some of our friends to join the Nut Growers Association. We are all widely separated in different walks of life, and each in his own world is just apt to see things a whole lot like the goldfish in a bowl. That is, he will see it twisted and distorted. So when all is said and done, it's up to us to support these committee heads and help get this job done.

A preacher had in his congregation an old lady who was ill. On one of his visits to her she appeared to be growing weaker all the time, and fearing the worst he said as he left her, "Well, sister, I suppose that we will meet Up There." And she looked at him and she said,

"Well, Parson, it's up to you." So from here on out now it's up to you.
Thank you. (Applause.)

MR. CHASE: Now I think we ought to have just a brief word from Gilbert
Becker, our new vice-president. Mr. Becker.

MR. BECKER: This was really a great surprise to me. It is humbly I tell you this, because I was on the Nominating Committee myself, and that is a very embarrassing position to be in, to find that I, as a member of Nominating Committee, appear as an officer. But it was a pleasant surprise, and in doing vice-president work I shall try my best, and I shall surely spend much time and much thought to it. Thank you. (Applause.)

MR. CHASE: Now, Bill Clark, will you come up here for a few words? Bill will succeed Carl Prell as Treasurer and handle your finances during the coming year.

MR. CLARK: Friends, I thank you for this honor and that you should have enough confidence in me to trust me with your funds for the coming year. I will do the best I can, and thank you very much.

MR. CHASE: There will be a joint meeting of the new officers and old officers immediately after we adjourn.

George Salzer says the last time we met in Rochester was 1922, and we figure the next time we will be here is 1984.

(Whereupon, the meeting was adjourned.)

Walnuts in Lubec, Maine

RADCLIFFE B. PIKE, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N. H.

In the 1930's, when the Wisconsin Horticultural Society distributed seeds of the Carpathian Walnut from Poland, my brother secured some and we planted them. From these nuts we now have four trees, one of which has been bearing for the last four years.

Lubec, Maine is located at the extreme eastern tip of the United States just a few miles south of the 45th parallel. The site where the trees are planted is on a peninsula extending out into the Bay of Fundy which gives very low summer temperatures and moderate winter temperatures. The night temperature in the summer is usually in the 50°s F. with day temperatures rarely reaching 80° F. Winter temperatures seldom go to -10° F. and only lower than this about once in ten years. During the early summer, fogs are usually heavy and continuous. Day length is, of course, longer in the summer than in most of the United States but it is similar to that of the Northern tier of States from the Great Lakes West.

The trees have grown well being about 18 feet tall and even more in spread. They are multiple trunked having never been pruned. The foliage is remarkably clean and glossy and has not been bothered by insects or disease and it ripens and turns yellow in the late fall before killing frosts at the end of October. Excessive late terminal growth is usually winter-killed but this sort of growth has not been as great since bearing started. The staminate flower buds are more likely to be winter killed than the pistillate but the whole of them have never been entirely killed.

The trees do not leaf out until mid-June, after the danger of killing frosts is over. They have not been frost injured at any time in the spring. The nuts ripen and are shed from the husks in late September and early October while the tree is in full foliage. The nuts are shed perfectly clean with husk either falling separately or remaining on the tree. The nuts will germinate and seedlings have been raised. In 1953, one tree bore 315 nuts. This number represents just a fraction of the pistillate bloom, for while this tree is self fertile, the catkins bloom for a much shorter period than the pistillate blossoms, the latter extending over nearly a month.

In the same year that the above Carpathian variety of Juglans regia was planted, my brother and I also planted some Juglans mandshurica secured from F. L. Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba which had originated in Harbin, Manchuria. The resulting trees agree well with many of the specimens in the Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum at Boston labelled Juglans mandshurica. These trees have done remarkably well in Lubec, the trunks being 8-9 inches in diameter, while the height is 15 feet or more and the spread 20 feet. They have borne annually since 1939. They are planted less than 1000 feet from the ocean exposed to the summer storms, winter gales and salt spray. These trees leaf-out a month earlier than the Carpathians yet the foliage has only been partially frost injured once. Wind whipping sometimes injures the leaves in early summer while they are still tender but this sort of injury has never been serious.

The nuts are borne in clusters of up to six and the shells are hard and thick. The flavor of the kernels is excellent having more character than the butternut yet not as strong as the black walnut. Cracking is easy with the Hershey nut cracker. The kernels resemble our American butternut in shape which may account for the fact that J. mandshurica is sometimes called the Oriental butternut.

The nuts germinate well and make trees quickly. In one case, I had mature nuts five years after planting the seed. This particular tree was unusually vigorous having leaves 36 inches long and 23 inches wide.

In my experience, J. regia and J. mandshurica do not hybridize easily if at all, at least with the individuals and under the conditions with which I have been working. After several attempts I now have two progenies of reciprocal crosses of which a few seedlings seem to show hybridity in the vegetative parts. However, there is such a range of characters in the herbarium specimens labelled J. mandshurica that there will be a doubt in my mind until I see the mature trees, or it may be possible that some of the herbarium specimens may have been collected from naturally occurring hybrids, as the two species overlap in their distribution in Manchuria. If the best vegetative and fruiting characters from these two species can be combined the result should be good for our northern sections.

My Thirty Years Experience With Nut Trees

CARL WESCHCKE, St. Paul, Minn.

From time to time I have submitted articles for our annual report, as well as other publications, which had to do more or less specifically with certain species of nut trees, but since there are so many species, and since most nut growers are interested in at least two or more, it might be well to bring the story up to date of how a nut orchard might be viewed or evaluated after twenty years.

Thirty years ago we did not have knowledge which has been gained by the experimenters in the nut growing industry in the interim. Therefore no one could foresee what the future would be. We hopeful ones of that era planted trees and experimented with seeds from all over the world because we thought nut trees deserved a place not only in the orchard but in the dietary needs of the human being as well. Many of the wisest and most respected experimenters of this era have passed beyond this life; however, their lives were made much more interesting because of their horticultural activities.

Here in the midwest in the 45th parallel we have established probably what would be considered the practical northern limits of nut tree cultivation. When I purchased trees it was by the hundreds, and sometimes thousands, because I knew from reading Luther Burbank's works that this work had to be done on a rather large scale in order to make any kind of an adequate test.

Let us start by taking the most obvious species, the black walnut, which, because of its native hardiness, and public popularity might have succeeded the best in a commercial way if everything had gone right. I have planted at least five hundred black walnut trees altogether; these included the Thomas, Ohio, Ten Eyck and Stabler, and later on the Patterson, Rohwer, Pearl, the Throp, Adams and others were added. The Ohio probably produced the first nuts, with the Thomas a close second. For a few years I was able to make good reports on the Stabler and its behavior but since that, our severe test winters of recent years have wiped them out and have substantially proved that the only one of the older varieties which can be trusted in this territory is the Ohio, and although derogatory things have been said of the Ohio because of its hull, I am inclined to put it high on the list because of its fine cracking quality and excellent flavor, also it has been a prolific variety, bearing good crops most of the years.

The Thomas grew faster, and the nuts were considered a better commercial product when hulled, but, alas, it could not take our winters nearly so well, and today the Thomas has a poor physical appearance although it shows tremendous power of recovery and seldom a tree will die entirely.

The Ten Eyck was a negligible experiment, and the Stabler as mentioned before, is much too tender for this climate. The Rohwer and the Patterson from Iowa did much better and even in an off year, like this one, some of these trees had fairly good crops. I like the Patterson the best of these—it is a roundish nut that cracks quite well and the kernels are on the sweet side.

The Throp was a curiosity and we did not have any of our grafted Throp trees bear.

Pearl has borne several crops of good nuts; they are large but are inclined not to ripen in time.

Vandersloot was considered the largest nut of any variety at one time. It has a very rough appearance but aside from its size it is of no particular interest as compared to others.

Adams, a long narrow type of nut similar to the Ohio, but still more elongated, was one of the best crackers I have ever seen, but did not seem to be prolific although it has lived and demonstrated its hardiness.

I am patenting a new walnut at this time which I consider the best for our locality. Some day it may produce well in orchard form if trees become available. One thing is certain about it—it is very hardy and is reasonably easy to propagate.

And so we can conclude the walnut chapter by saying that at least we have some giants in the orchard to show for our trouble and expense, which bear nice edible walnuts in favorable seasons. When comparing this with the wild butternut crop from butternuts in the adjacent woods, which has consistently failed each year for the last ten years, it is quite encouraging.

It was my hard luck to have an uncongenial soil for my experiments in chestnuts, and the knowledge of this came so late that I thought the chestnut was not meant to succeed in our territory. So I put my efforts on hickory nuts and filberts. Both of these succeeded to a degree and with my present knowledge and experience on hickory nuts I would not be a bit afraid to start an orchard on good deep clay or other satisfactory soil which hickories like, using grafted trees of Bridgewater and Weschcke.

A few Kirtland and Deveaux No. 2 would be planted for extra pollination and the extra variety in nuts. There are of course many other varieties of hickories that have succeeded in this territory but those above mentioned, have possibilities of commercial success in orchard formation.

The hickory is a difficult tree to transplant and I would advise that grafted trees be dug with a ball of dirt for shipping, similar to an evergreen, as I have found that, with the greatest of care and experience, the hickory is very slow to re-establish itself unless handled that way.

The hybrid hazels are perhaps the hardiest and certainly bear the earliest of any of the nut trees. My own hybrids show great possibilities for commercial enterprise, but as yet no nurserymen are carrying these varieties and I have not found help enough to promote them myself.

I am convinced that had I spent as much time with the chestnuts on favorable soil as I did with hickories that they would probably head the list of successful nut trees growing. Recently I have purchased an adjoining piece of property which has the necessary well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil, which chestnuts seem to like, and I have started my chestnut orchard there along with a sprinkling of hickory and walnut trees, merely as a matter of test.

This year the chestnuts are again putting on a fair crop for the number and the size of the trees involved. As yet, in order to get a reasonable number of nuts for planting, I have to cross-pollinize them by hand, and I was surprised and pleased this year to find one Chinese chestnut tree with staminate bloom, allowing me to make a cross pollinization with an American sweet chestnut and a Chinquapin type chestnut, which grows to be a tall tree. These crosses ought to insure trees with a great degree of hardiness, and should the blight ever strike this territory in the future they should be highly resistant as well. A few of my chestnut trees produce nuts that may be the size of the best Chinese chestnuts, but I am just as fond of the smaller and sweeter chestnuts of the several Chinquapin type trees which seem to be consistent bearers and certainly are prolific. There are three trees in a close group which are strains of the European chestnut combined with American chestnut. These bear rather large nuts and usually every year have a few and of high quality. It is conceivable that by crossing this hybrid with Chinese pollen that something unusual could be produced.

The pure Chinese strain has not proved hardy in this territory and I have never matured a pure variety. However, there are dozens of seedlings that are not old enough to prove whether there might be a hardy specimen among them that may at some time in the future be relied upon for this species of chestnut.

One other species of nut requires a little space here since it has shown that it can bear crops and is hardy enough to be included among the hardy nuts. It is the Gellatly heartnut. It is very subject to the butternut curculio, but in spite of that it continues to grow quite well when grafted on black walnut,—a difficult piece of propagation, however. A tree in St. Paul, on the boulevard, thrives next to a large butternut, and bears nuts practically every year which the squirrels delight in cutting down while still green. This tree is not bothered by the curculio since the curculio does not infest the large butternut near it.

In summing up the whole situation, I would say that my experiments over thirty years quite adequately prove that the walnuts, hickories, hybrid hazels and chestnuts can most certainly be set out in orchard form and in favorable locations. However, pecan, hiccan, English walnuts and almonds have not proved hardy enough to indicate that they can be relied upon for steady crops of nuts although in some instances varieties show a great hardiness such as the Rockville hiccan. Of course the native butternut is perfectly hardy and prolific but until such time as the butternut curculio ceases to be a major pest we cannot expect to have good crops of them.

Growing American Chestnuts and Their Hybrids Under Blight Conditions

ALFRED SZEGO, Jackson Heights, N. Y.

An interesting group of young American chestnut trees growing on my land near Pine Plains, N. Y. has been under observation since 1946. As they are growing closely together which suggests a common parental origin, we have named this group the "Dutchess Clone" for reference purposes. This name was chosen merely because Pine Plains is situated in Dutchess County.

Their reaction to the deadly chestnut blight was studied at great length and at different seasons. Sometimes branches were inoculated with the fungus to test resistance more precisely. It was learned that blight resistance, in this group of trees, was at an apparently low ebb from March until May. After this period the fungus seemed to make almost no progress at all. This might suggest that the resistant substance was manufactured by the leaves. Of course, such conclusions cannot be accepted in a scientific sense without an involved system of checks and measurements.

Pollination problems are exactly the same as with our Chinese Chestnuts that we are more familiar with today. Unlike the latter, in the American, species the bloom is concentrated near the top of the tree.

The burs are so high up as to create difficulties if we intend to anticipate nature and harvest our crop prematurely. The burs open during the month of October with or without frost. High temperatures in 1953 did not interfere with the harvest. The best method of harvesting is to use a long slender pole with a metal hook at the extreme end, and by gently pulling and twisting, remove the burs from the tree.

Unless this is done promptly before the nuts fall, the rodents will get almost every nut.

Tree growth is about 2 to 3 feet per year in height. At present some are nearly 40 feet tall. Bearing starts at about 12 years of age. The nuts, three in a bur are somewhat wedge shaped and average 5/8 of an inch in diameter. One tree has nuts almost an inch in diameter. This is definitely worth propagating and I will gladly furnish scions in the spring free to anyone who is interested. These are probably incompatible with Chinese understocks, but may be grafted on European and some Japanese seedlings.

As we are listed as cooperators with the U.S.D.A., Division of Forest Pathology, Beltsville, Md., we prepare semi-annual reports for Dr. Frederick H. Berry and also send a portion of our American chestnut seed to him. In this way we insure the continuation of the "Dutchess" clone after our lifetimes.

The American chestnut is not as sweet as Chinese chestnut but is much finer in texture and richer in subtle pleasing flavor. We would say that the quality is higher. Castanea dentata has the most uniformly delicious nuts. It is excelled, however, by many individuals of C. pumila. In our opinion these possess the highest quality nuts in the entire genus.

Our American chestnuts hybrids, especially those with C. Sequinii, are very interesting. The latter make a dwarf tree that bears incredible amounts of small chestnuts. They have pollination problems to be solved and the nuts are seldom filled. Pollen sterility is a common feature with them. They are also everbearing.

Some Northern strains of Chinese chestnut seem barely hardy but promise to survive. Of the grafted varieties we have, Abundance is the most vigorous. "Nanking" has winter-killed here and it has been replanted this year. These are very blight resistant, and rarely lose a branch to this disease after winter injury. The Japanese behave in much the same way.

We have many obscure chestnut species and hybrids growing here. They are grown for study, hybridizing purposes, and as a source of supply to interested members. When mature, we hope to obtain some cash crops from our Chinese and Japanese Chestnut trees. Blight in Europe will no doubt, in about 5 years more, reduce imports of chestnuts thus creating higher prices and a more favorable market.

Chinese chestnuts do not keep well when stored using standard commercial practices. European chestnuts are shipped in barrels and kept in open fruit boxes for weeks at a time in front of fruit and vegetable stores in New York City. Storekeepers never moisten these believing that rot would result. These are viable even in January and sometimes as late as March. Will our present Chinese chestnuts keep as well under these conditions? We think not. American Chestnuts can be kept in bulk only.

We are continually striving to obtain by selection and subsequent hybridization, the best chestnuts that can be grown in our severe climate. The Chinese chestnut has performed miracles in the Southeast, but we regret that it is not the answer to our problems. Only a long period of seed selection will turn up better trees of this species.

Prolonged heat and drought caused us much concern this year. Some one year old seedlings died outright but older trees only suffered varying degrees of defoliation. In some areas, the subsoil was reported powder dry to a depth of six feet. Even the native forest trees dropped much foliage and went into premature dormancy. Oddly enough, the American and Japanese chestnuts suffered much less defoliation than the common Allegheny chinkapin, C. pumila. C. henryi, a rare species, a native of China, and the several chinkapins native to the Gulf Coast seemed inherently adjusted to drought and heat, and thrived without apparent damage. The Ozark tree chinkapins did well also.

Hybrid hazels and choice native seedlings have been set out here in the last few years. We are adding a few every year and planting them between chestnuts to prevent the latter from forming extensive root grafts. This is done in anticipation of oak wilt, which has not yet made its appearance here.

Experiences and Observations on Nut Growing in Central Texas

KAUFMAN FLORIDA, Rotan, Texas

In view of my membership in the Association for some twelve or fourteen years it would be quite reasonable to expect of me more observations in connection with nut growing in my area than I'm able to make. Though I've followed the proceedings of NNGA with great interest, the difficulty of earning a living (from farming) and putting a little something aside has caused me to neglect and put off from year to year the planting of the kind of experimental orchard I've long hoped for. I have lately acquired a reasonably well situated plot of land and, barring a continuation of the drouth of the past two or three years, plan to put out a few young trees next year.

My original interest in nut trees sprang from the hope that a tree combining beauty, utility and long-life might be found to replace the Chinese elm—a "weed tree" if there ever was one. In spite of many shortcomings the Chinese elm (along with two or three other equally undesirable trees) is to be found in most homestead plantings in my area.

Here, in my locality of north-west central Texas, the total rainfall ranges from a low of about twelve inches in some years to a high of about forty-two inches in others, and the annual average is about twenty-one inches. Our principal limiting conditions in nut tree growing is want of sufficient rainfall, though late spring frosts following a period of balmy weather would be a hazard in some instances. It appears to me that if a nut tree planting in this part of the country is to live, every drop of water that falls must be conserved; if it is to thrive, additional water falling on adjacent uplands and carried down in flash floods must be diverted to it. Terraces and retainer dams are usually essential. Cultivation and weed control are necessary. The addition of a mulch helps.

I have tried the Chinese chestnut here. The plants arrived in good condition and had excellent care with what I believe was adequate water and fertile soil. They put out in April and grew off most encouragingly until about July, and then, in an interval of about a week, every tree withered and died as though from heat and drouth. But until other evidence to the contrary comes in, I shall strongly suspect that the real trouble was that the Chinese chestnut demands an acid soil and is highly allergic to even a slight alkalinity. My impression is that the soil here has a reading of about pH 7-7-1/2.

Experience and observation here on the western fringe of the native pecan belt lead me to believe the pecan, black and Persian walnuts do well when they can be irrigated, or when they are planted on a site where a first class water conservation system can be devised and properly constructed.

The black walnut has not been damaged by any insect, disease or mineral deficiency of the soil that I know of. A very limited and inconclusive experience with Clark, Thomas, Myers, Mintle, Sifford, Snyder and Sparrow varieties led to the suggestion that the Thomas might be a slightly more thrifty tree.

The pecan (both nut and tree) seems more subject to insect damage than the walnut. It is also sensitive to a zinc deficiency in some soils. But a proper mineral and insecticide spray usually serves to control these problems when they occur.

I have observed only one named variety of Persian walnut—a Mayette. The tree was a vigorous grower and precocious in putting on nutlets, but to my knowledge never bore staminate blooms and over a period of several years matured only one nut. No other Persian walnuts grew in the locality and I assumed the matured nut must have been pollinized by a black walnut. The tree never seemed damaged by late spring frosts or other cause.

A few members of NNGA have manifested an interest in the honey locust and the Chinese jujube. Both of these trees grow well in this region with a minimum of care. The Oriental persimmon, like the nut trees, requires more than casual attention and ordinary growing conditions.

The Chinese jujube, a little known but hardy and attractive tree may deserve more attention in the southwest. I have trees of the Li and Lang varieties which bear annually and have never been bothered by insects or disease. I am not overly enthusiastic about the fruit but understand it "compares favorably with the fig and date in food value. Dried jujubes carry more protein than dried figs or dates and more (50%) sugar than figs."—T.A.E.S. Bulletin no. 41. But the jujube has the disagreeable habit of sending up root sprouts which are a nuisance to destroy and, because the tree is grafted, the sprouts are worthless seedlings. It has occurred to me that this bad feature of the jujube might be partly offset if cuttings of the improved varieties could be made to grow by means of some of the root inducing chemicals.

Propagation of the Hickories[1]

F. L. O'ROURKE, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State College

The genus Carya comprises all the hickories and pecans found in the United States. The eighth edition of Gray's Manual of Botany lists the following species as being native to the United States:

[1] The survey of literature pertaining to this review was completed in August, 1952.

Carya aquatica—Water hickory, Bitter Pecan Carya cordiformis—Bitternut, Swamp Hickory Carya glabra—Pignut Carya illinoensis—Pecan Carya laciniosa—Shellbark, Kingnut Carya ovalis—Sweet Pignut, False Shagbark, Red Hickory Carya ovata—Shagbark Carya pallida—Pale Hickory Carya texana—Black Hickory Carya tormentosa (C. alba)—Mockernut

Nut growers are interested primarily in the pecan and the shagbark, although a few selections have been made of the shellbark species. The bitternut is quite often used for rootstocks for the shagbark and shagbark hybrids.

Hickories, like other nut and tree species, do not come true from seed, so superior selected clones are propagated by budding and grafting on other trees known as rootstocks. These rootstocks are produced from seed.

Seed Propagation

Investigations by Barton(1) showed that some seedlings were produced when the nuts were planted immediately in a warm greenhouse without pretreatment, but that germination was markedly increased when the nuts were held in a cool moist environment from one to four months before bringing into the greenhouse. She also found that fall planting of hickory nuts resulted in a good stand of seedlings the following spring if the soil was mulched, but that the freezing and thawing of unprotected ground resulted in an exceedingly poor stand of seedlings.

Burkett(6) advocated stratifying pecan seed over winter in moist sand and planting in moist soil in the very early spring. He observed that thin-shelled nuts germinate more quickly than thick-shelled ones, and warned against "damping-off" fungi which often killed young seedlings.

Brison(5) stated that some nurserymen prefer seed of certain pecan varieties as Riverside and Burkett for rootstock purposes as these produce strong vigorous seedlings. He reported that while the pecan seed does not have a rest period, germination is increased by stratifying in moist sand for 2 to 3 weeks or soaking in water, changed daily, for 4 to 5 days previous to planting.

Propagation by Layering

No records are available in regard to any hickory species or variety other than pecan having been propagated by any method of either soil or air layering. The writer(14) while experimenting with aerial layering in 1945 found one instance of root production on a hickory where the branch was girdled at the base of the one-year wood. This method offers possibilities, especially now that polythene plastic is available for retaining moisture in the moss about the girdle or wound on the layered branch.

Gossard(9) reported success in producing roots from the tops of small grafted and budded pecan trees by trench layering and from older trees by aerial layering with marcot boxes. He indicated that a favorable combination of etiolation, moisture, rooting medium, and a root-inducing chemical was desirable for successful rooting.

Propagation by Cuttings

Hardwood cuttings of pecan were rooted by Stoutemyer and O'Rourke(23) in 1938 by first callusing the bases of the cuttings in warm moist peat moss, and then treating with an aqueous solution of indole butyric acid before planting. Both roots and shoots grew well for three to four weeks and then the shoots wilted and died. It was observed that the roots were thickened and presented an abnormal appearance. Trials during succeeding years gave no better results and the experiments were discontinued. Cuttings taken from native hickories during these same years failed to produce roots.

Romberg(17) reported a small measure of success in rooting hardwood stem cuttings to which young seedlings had been grafted by the inarch method. The influence of the seedling on the nourishment of the cutting was gradually diminished by girdling caused by a copper wire which was tied about the seedling stem.

Apparently root cuttings of pecans and other hickories have never been tried. In 1896 Corsa(7) observed that "when the lateral roots of the pecan are broken by the plow, the ends of these roots frequently send up thrifty shoots." Such a response would indicate that adventitious shoots may arise from roots and that root cuttings may be successful.

Propagation by Grafting

A search of the literature failed to reveal a discussion of any method of bench grafting with hickories, although presumably it must have been tried. Propagators may have been discouraged in using bench graft methods by the sparse roots usually found on two-year seedlings. It is suggested that undercutting and root pruning the seedlings several times while in the nursery row should produce a more adequate root system which would transplant well after grafting. Brison(5) remarked that bench grafting is not used in the propagation of pecans in Texas on account of transplanting difficulties.

Commercial nurserymen now prefer to bud hickories and pecans rather than to graft, but formerly Reed(15) reported the whip-and-tongue method was used on thrifty one-year seedlings in the nursery row. It is conceivable that the cleft graft could be used at this stage when the diameter of stock and scion are quite similar but no record of its use is available.

Top-working or grafting in the branches is commonly practiced on seedling trees and sometimes used to change varieties in the orchard. Reed(15), Sitton(19), Rosborough et al(18), MacDaniels(11), and Stoke(22) have described various methods that have proven successful. Practically all agree that the bark graft or a modification thereof is best. Morris(12), Benton(3), MacDaniels(11), Wilkinson(25), and others have shown that a greater per cent of survival is secured when the stocks are cut 10 days to 2 weeks before grafting. During this time the stubs heal somewhat and excess bleeding is decreased. It has been reported by Becker(2) that the success of walnut grafting is greater when the grafts are set just after the leaves are full grown but no such data is available for hickories. The use of paper bags or other shading device over the scion is advocated by Morris(13), MacDaniels(11), Shelton(20) and others.

Propagation by Budding

Patch budding is now almost universally used by commercial nurserymen in the propagation of hickories and pecans. Patches are usually cut with a double-bladed knife although some use the rectangular Jones patch-budding tool. The "plate" or "skin" bud is also used to some extent. The thick bark of hickories and pecans discourages the use of the shield or "T" bud.

Budding is usually done in late summer with mature buds of the season growth which remain dormant until the following spring. Occasionally dormant budwood taken in winter is held in cold storage until the bark of the stock slips in the spring. These spring-set buds are forced the same season by cutting the stocks back shortly after setting. Patch-budding is described by Reed(15) and by Rosborough et al(18). Reed(15) mentioned that it may be advisable to make the cuts in the stock from one to three weeks before the bark is removed so that the healing process may be under way at the time the bud patch is inserted.

Storage and Handling of Scions and Budwood.

Shelton(20) reported an easy and unique method of keeping scions moist by storing in a closed container with a small amount of sodium sulphate (Glauber's salt). Slightly moist peat moss is an excellent packing material. Brison(4) reported that a temperature of 32° F to 38° F in storage is satisfactory for keeping the buds dormant, and that a few days from 80° F to 85° F will stimulate cambial activity so that the patches will "slip" easily when cut. Scionwood is sometimes dipped in wax, paraffin, or plastic resin before storing in order to prevent loss of moisture and guard against pathogenic organisms.

Waxes and Wound Dressings

Sitton(19) used a large number of variously formulated waxes on pecan and found that the most successful from the standpoint of graft survival was one composed of 10 parts rosin, 2 parts beeswax, and 1 part filler such as kieselguhr, talc, or aluminum powder. Under Louisiana conditions a light-colored wax was preferable to dark colored one. Asphalt emulsions were not satisfactory.

Rootstocks and Interstocks for Hickories

Reed(16) summarized the rootstock studies at Beltsville, Maryland, by stating that pecans were best on pecan seedlings and that shagbarks were successful on either shagbark or pecan rootstocks. He reported a lack of congeniality between shagbark and bitternut hickory. Smith(21), however, found that pecan stocks were unsuccessful for shagbarks as few scions lived and growth of those which survived was poor. He also reported that bitternut was practically as good as shagbark for shagbark varieties. He stated that pignut was absolutely useless as a stock for shagbark. Weschcke(24) reported that shagbark varieties grew well on bitternut but also indicated that a slow growing variety would be stimulated in growth by working on pecan stocks which are more vigorous in growth than the other hickories. Dunstan(8) reported that pecan provides a perfectly satisfactory rootstock for shagbark, shagbark hybrid, and hican varieties. A number of varieties have been tested over a period of several years with favorable results as shown by lasting unions and better than average yields.

The Fairbanks hybrid has often been used as an intermediate stock between bitternut and some shagbark varieties and Last(10) has stated that the variety Rockville is useful for interstock purposes on account of its exceptional vigor.

Nursery Problems

Hickories and pecans have long tap-roots with few branches and hence do not transplant well. Some few have grown the seedlings for one year in beds underlain with wire screen netting or have undercut the seedlings to promote branching of the roots. The stocks must grow two years from seed to attain a diameter permitting of patch budding and must remain one or two years more to allow the scion to form a tree. The resulting plant is large in both root and stem and requires careful handling in digging, shipping, and planting in the permanent location. The vicissitudes which befall the production of the northern hickories are often so great as to discourage nurserymen who otherwise would grow them. This is an unfortunate fact but a real one, as the would-be purchaser often learns when he attempts to buy named varieties of hickories. The situation with the pecan is much better, due perhaps to the greater demand for such trees but also to the greater ease of propagation in general nursery practice.

Conclusions

Good varieties of hickories bear good nuts and more people should plant good trees which should be produced by nurseries with well-branched fibrous root systems so that they will transplant easily. Research is needed to determine practical methods of propagation which will permit of inexpensive quantity production of superior named varieties of shagbark and shagbark hybrid hickories.

Literature Cited

1. Barton, Lela V. Seedling production in Carya ovata, Juglans cinerea, and Juglans nigra. Cont. Boyce Thompson Institute 8:1-5. 1936.

2. Becker, Gilbert. Notes from Southwestern Michigan. Rpt. North.
Nut Grow. Assoc. 28:135-136. 1937.

3. Benton, Wm. A. Report on propagation of nut trees. Rpt. North.
Nut Grow. Assoc. 29:90-92. 1938.

4. Brison, Fred R. The storage and seasoning of pecan budwood. Texas
Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 478. 1933.

5. ——. Personal correspondence. 1952.

6. Burkett, J. H. The pecan in Texas. Texas Dept. of Agric. Bul. 111. 1932.

7. Corsa, W. P. Nut culture in the United States. U. S. Dept. Agric.
Div. of Pomology. 1896.

8. Dunstan, R. T. Personal correspondence. 1952.

9. Gossard, A. C. Rooting pecan stem tissue by layering. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 38:213-214. 1941.

10. Last, Herman. Personal correspondence. 1952.

11. MacDaniels, L. H. Some experiences in nut tree grafting at
Ithaca, N. Y. Rpt. North. Nut Grow. Assoc. 28:52-55. 1937.

12. Morris, R. T. Top working hickories. Rpt. North. Nut Grow.
Assoc. 11:105. 1920.

13. —— Nut growing. 1931. Macmillan, New York.

14. O'Rourke, F. L. Unpublished data. 1945.

15. Reed, C. A. Nut-tree propagation. U. S. Dept. Agric. For. Bul. 1501. 1926.

16. ——. Hickory species and stock studies at the Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Rpt. North. Nut Grow. Assoc. 35:88-121. 1944.

17. Romberg, L. D. Use of nurse seedlings in propagating the pecan from stem cuttings. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 40:298-300. 1942.

18. Rosborough, J. F., F. R. Brison, C. L. Smith, and L. D. Romberg. Propagation of pecans by budding and grafting. Texas Ext. Ser. Bul. B-166. 1949.

19. Sitton, B. G. Pecan grafting methods and waxes. U. S. Dept.
Agric. Circ. 545. 1940.

20. Shelton, E. M. Glauber's salt for humidity control in scion
storage. Rpt. North. Nut Grow. Assoc. 28:70. 1937.

21. Smith, Gilbert L. Our experience with root stocks. Rpt. North.
Nut Grow. Assoc. 40:62-64. 1949.

22. Stoke, H. F. Grafting methods adapted to nut trees. Rpt. North.
Nut Grow. Assoc. 37:99-102. 1946.

23. Stoutemyer, V. T. and F. L. O'Rourke. Unpublished data.
1938-1940.

24. Weschcke, Carl. The importance of stock and scion relationship in hickory and walnut. Rpt. North. Nut Grow. Assoc. 39:190-195. 1948.

25. Wilkinson, J. Ford. Preparation of stocks for propagation. Rpt. North. Nut Grow. Assoc. 28:65-66. 1937.

A Root Disease of Persian Walnut

G. FLIPPO GRAVATT, U. S. Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md.

On three recent trips to southern Europe I noted large numbers of dying Persian (English) walnuts, Juglans regia, in France and Switzerland and scattered trees in other countries. Dying of Persian walnuts from a root disease of undetermined cause has been reported from various European countries for many years. The extensive dying of mature Persian walnut in a number of areas in southern France is very serious. Farmers and orchardists are discouraged from planting the Persian walnut even though it is a very profitable tree when not attacked by the root disease. In area after area I noted that the farmers had scattered their Persian walnut trees, separating them as much as possible or planting them along the boundary of fields instead of in orchard plantings. They had found too frequently that solid plantings of walnut die from the root disease. The total number of Persian walnuts in southern France has decreased alarmingly in the last sixty years. In Tessin Province in Switzerland many unhealthy Persian walnuts were noted this past summer showing the same symptoms as in southern France.

Studies By French and Italian pathologists have indicated that the fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi is the most likely cause of this dying of walnuts. I was informed that it is worse on soils inclined to be wet or poorly drained at certain times of the year, conditions favorable for attack of many hosts of this Phytophthora. The work reported by B. S. Crandall and me in Phytopathology, March 1945, showed there was a rather direct relation between soil conditions and Phytophthora cinnamomi damage to black and Persian walnut seedlings. Long periods of heavy rainfall were very favorable for an epidemic outbreak of this fungus on walnut and other nursery stock. Another species of Phytophthora, P. cactorum, has also attacked black walnuts in nurseries in eastern United States; this fungus has also been reported on Persian walnuts.

We are interested in receiving reports of the dying of Persian or black walnuts in orchards or rows of trees in the Eastern half of the United States. Persian walnuts suffer from winter injury in many areas and sometimes this injury is confused with the root disease. However, where there are indications of continuing dying of walnuts year after year with a progression from one part to another of the planting, we would like to receive a report.

Some root diseases are difficult to diagnose, especially when the small roots are the parts affected.

The symptoms of the root disease of the Persian walnut in Europe are in many ways very similar to those of the Phytophthora root disease of chestnut and chinkapin in this country as described in the report by Gravatt and Crandall in the Northern Nut Growers Association Proceedings for 1944. In some cases Persian walnuts die slowly and in others death is rapid, with the entire tree browning in summer. Some trees will show less green color than normal during the summer and gradually die over a year or two. Trees in different stages of dying can be seen in the same planting.

Persian walnuts in the Western States in recent years have been dying from a disease of undetermined cause. Dr. Paul W. Miller and others have reported on the black line graft union failure, Armillaria mellea and dying of roots from undetermined causes. As Phytophthora cinnamomi, an imported fungus, is a comparative recent invader of many parts of the west, Dr. Miller is giving the fungus some attention as a possible parasite. On some hosts, this fungus attacks primarily the very smallest roots at certain favorable times of the year, which makes determination of its role as a parasite rather difficult.

Factors That Influence Nut Production

W. B. WARD, Extension Horticulturist, Purdue University, Lafayette,
Ind.

The profitable production of fruit on nut trees under cultivation has no doubt been influenced by several factors. Assuming that the present-day seedlings and propagated varieties are winter hardy and the tree of bearing age, 10 to 15 years old, one may expect a reasonable harvest. It is somewhat disappointing to the owner of a single nut tree or for the grower on a semi or commercial basis to find that the tree or several trees have failed to set fruit.

The commercial fruit grower of apples learned, many years ago, that certain varieties when planted in solid blocks failed to set satisfactory crops. Rather than lose several years of growth and expense, the better growers top-worked the trees with a good pollinizer. The result was a profitable harvest of red and yellow apples, or varieties of different maturity. The peach grower liked the looks of a very fine peach and after a short trial found that the variety was not hardy enough to withstand the winter and early spring temperatures. The experiences of the commercial fruit growers could be well used by the nut grower. Only trees adapted to local conditions should be planted regardless of the recommendations of the nurseryman. Hardiness of wood and bud, ample production of pollen, reasonable climate during the growing season, and the control of insects or diseases determine, for the most part, the success of the harvest.

Soils and Fertility

The nut trees require good drainage and a good supply of moisture. A reasonably fertile soil should be selected for a planting site but through mulches, manures, and commercial mineral fertilizers any soil may be built up to a high state of fertility. A weak tree has little chance and may come into bearing too late to be of value for the present owner. The annual growth should be checked each year and, unless 10 to 12 inches of growth has been made the previous year, some means of stimulating more growth should be employed. The hickory, pecan and black walnut, as a rule, make little new annual growth while the Persian or Carpathian walnut, heartnut and chestnut ordinarily produce good annual growth and an abundance of good foliage grown where it counts the most, on the new wood.

Those who have observed the growth habits of nut trees know that the catkins are found on last year's growth, or two year old wood, and the fruiting flowers at the end of the present season's growth. There are times when the new growth developed in a matter of a few days to sometimes as long as two weeks. During the period of prolongation of the new growth and the formation and receptiveness of the pistillate flower much can happen. The catkins shed pollen when the temperature and atmospheric conditions are normal. Many times the pollen is dispersed before the pistillate flowers are formed.

Cross vs Self-Pollination

There is no assurance that a nut tree which fruits on the average of eight out of ten years will continue to do so in the future. Occasionally trees take on an alternate year bearing habit that could be caused from injury, insect or disease damage, or the relocation of plant food. The nut trees on their own roots should do better than when grafted or budded. The compatability of stock and scion is yet to be worked out and any constriction at the union may alter the fruiting habits.

The possible sources of pollen for hickory and pecan are from self-fertile trees, seedlings, and various natural crosses that may or may not produce edible fruit. The walnut family, which includes the black and Persian or Carpathian walnut; butternut and Asiatic nut (heartnut) have been used as pollinizers on the Persian walnut with some success. The butternut is the first to shed pollen in Indiana with the catkins dropping, in some years, by late April and the first week in May. Some years the black walnut has produced the peak pollen from May 5th to 12th but during the spring of 1953 the Thomas, Stabler, Rowher, Ohio and Stambaugh dropped the pollen from May 18th to 22nd. The Asiatic walnuts were in full bloom on May 14th and 15th. The above dates do not correspond to observations of other years, except for the butternut. The pistillate flowers on the Persian walnuts were fully opened by May 16th. The catkins of the Persian trees had dried by May 12th. Catkins from the Asiatic walnuts were kept fresh and distributed throughout two Persian walnut trees and by mid-afternoon a heavy rain came. On May 18th a few catkins were again removed from the Asiatic walnut and only enough for one Persian walnut tree were found and hung in the tree. The first tree has no fruit while the second tree has a fair crop in the making.

A letter from H. F. Stoke, Chairman of the Survey Committee on the blossoming dates of the Persian walnut said: "Payne, Lancaster and Broadview staminate flowers were out on April 9, 10 and 11. The pistillate flowers of McKinster, Caesar and Crath #1 were receptive on April 11, 10 and 10." The above dates were over a month before spring came to Indiana. Whether or not the Stoke varieties in Virginia would do the same in Indiana or elsewhere is still the problem.

The black walnut varieties mentioned previously set very few fruits at
Lafayette this year while a promising new variety, Sol, from Ferd
Bolten, Linton, Indiana, has a full crop, and has been a consistent
producer for the past several years.

How Many Pounds per Tree

Throughout the Middle West the elm, native chestnut and some of the oaks are dying from disease troubles. The homemaker wants to plant a tree that will provide shade, fit well in the landscaping of the home, be a clean tree and yet be fruitful and bear early.

The age of the tree and the growth has much to do with production. Some pecan varieties have produced several hundred pounds per tree and the same for black walnuts with hickory, butternut and chestnut in smaller quantities. There are four Persian walnut trees growing in Franklin, Indiana, that are 20 years old and have fruited continuously for the past 10 years. The trees were seedlings, two of which are very promising for distribution. Tree #1 produces an average of 10 pounds; tree #2, 15 pounds; #3, about 40 pounds and #4, 100 pounds. Good pollination under common growing conditions of the Midwest and a good variety acclimated for general planting will no doubt make a host of good friends and a wonderful contribution from the members of the N.N.G.A.

Rootstocks for the Walnut in France[2]

J. C. MCDANIEL

[2]This is a translation, by Dr. R. T. Dunstan, of the section on "Rootstocks" in Chapter XI of Les Noyers, by two Doctors of Pharmacy, P. Peyre and E. Lancosme. This 447 page book with 140 figures was published in 1942 by Jouve et Cie, 15, rue Racine, Paris, and is a very complete treatise on the subject of walnuts.

The French experience with the eastern black walnut and the related Arizona walnut as rootstocks is interesting, as is the discussion of one method of propagation, where dormant whole-root grafts are started in pots under glass. This differs somewhat from the indoor grafting procedures described in our recent Reports by Mr. Stephen Bernath and Dr. Philip Brierley. (Incidentally, Dr. Brierley tells me that he got uniformly good grafts—96 to 100% growing—in his 1953 experiment. The use of growth substance powder did not significantly increase the "take". The controlling factors seem to be the use of healthy scions and rootstocks, followed by high enough temperature and humidity to promote rapid callusing of the grafts.)

The "old Royal Walnut" of the French is, of course, what we call Persian (or English) walnut, and not Luther Burbank's "Royal Hybrid", the unfortunately named cross of two black walnuts, J. nigra x J. hindsii. J. torreyi is a synonym for J. major, the Arizona walnut.

Rootstocks fulfilling two essential conditions should be chosen, those capable of adapting themselves to soil and climate where they are to be planted and of resisting diseases that may attack them under unsanitary conditions or under too intense cultivation. Among the numerous varieties tested, two deserve attention as choice rootstocks, one native, the other American = J. regia and J. nigra.

J. regia, our old Royal Walnut, so common in France, is excellent when planted in new, light and fertile soils, preferably clay-lime or clay-silicon.

But as the roots are very spreading it is important to stir the soil well but slightly and avoid deep plowing, for it is well known that through accidental injury to the roots the various "armillaria" enter the trees to develop the "pourridié" or "pus disease", or "circle disease". It is better, then, to use a rootstock immune to this malady so wide-spread among our native walnuts.

J. nigra enjoys this happy advantage of offering no foothold to this parasite, so harmful to its sister species. It accommodates itself well in many soils in which J. regia will grow, even dry and gravelly, but prefers soils which are fresh, open, rich, and especially, deep. Its roots are long and vertical and their development stops in contact with an impermeable layer of soil.

It produces specimens magnificent in height and rapidity of growth.
Color of bark differs, though diameter of tree is more or less the same.
This slight objection may be easily avoided by grafting regia on nigra
at ground-level when wood is well matured and in mild weather.

Proof that this species of walnut is resistant to "pourridié" was given in a report to members of the Congress of Grenoble in 1936 by Mr. Bourne of Saint Marcelin. "At Blache de Vinay, we are told, some black walnuts, planted more than thirty years ago in an infested field, have shown full resistance. One tree, grafted at ground-level and planted too deep, was infected many years ago by the "pus" above the graft on the J. regia part. The diseased part was treated as was the custom then, with sulphuric acid, etc. The wound healed and the rootstock remained absolutely clean. A photo by Mr. Roy, Director of Agricultural Services at Isère, establishes this absolute proof.

Other varieties of walnut have been tested as rootstocks—cinerea, cordiformis, and Siebòdiana, but only the first seems to have given any satisfactory results.

Reporter Bourne concludes, "The primary purpose of our research on rootstocks will be to obtain a hybrid of regia x nigra that will combine the resistance of nigra to the "pourridié" and regia's habit of vegetating late in spring.

By virtue of the ability of the female element to transmit its rusticity and vegetative form it seems, à priori, that we shall get a good rootstock by crossing nigra as mother by Franquette (sic) and then if need be, by backcrossing to Franquette in the second generation.

There exists a 4th type of walnut graft, dating from 1880, which if done intelligently, permits the rapid multiplication of the walnut—the root graft.

In a short but very interesting report to the Nut Congress of Grenoble in October, 1936 by Mr. Léon Treyves, and very kindly sent on to us, the author says, "This procedure, devised by my family around 1880, consists of grafting on one year old roots, branches from selected, vigorous trees, either by cleft or English grafts, whichever gives best fit of scion (which is generally smaller than root) and stock. Graft is then tied with raffia and waxed to avoid all contact with air and placed in a moderately heated frame. After a month of this treatment the graft has taken. Then it is gradually accustomed to open air and the frame is removed. In the fall or the following spring the graft may be planted in its permanent location or in nursery row.

This system presents numerous advantages:

1. Rapidity, since the plants can be grafted after one year, instead of three or four.

2. Economy of time and expense, since considerable numbers of grafts can be made rapidly and in limited space.

3. More rapid development of growth and fruiting. Saplings of 1 to 2 meters planted in winter of '28-'29 measured in October '36 25-27 cm. in circumference at one meter from ground. Trees two and three years old, still in nursery, are bearing one to two normally developed fruits.

The author indicates that he uses nigra for stocks, "since that is the only one that has proved its adaptation to grafting and its resistance to the "pus disease"."

At the time he gave his paper in '36 Mr. Treyves announced that he was continuing his grafting experiments on J. Sieboldiana, cordiformis and torreyi. [J. torreyi = J. major—J. C. McDaniel.]

Mr. Treyves, whom we cannot thank too much for his favor, was kind enough to set forth the preliminary techniques of his method of root-grafting. We give a resume of them here.

1. Preparation. Plant nuts well-spaced in rows in good soil, convenient to irrigation, if needed. Clean nuts of good quality, previously stratified, should be planted in winter. Plants are lifted before the following spring and heeled in. For scions wood of 7-8 cm. is cut from young, healthy and vigorous trees and passed to the grafter at the same time as the roots, which have been previously lifted, washed and cut off at the crown or a little below. Scion, bevelled, is set either in English or cleft graft, tied with raffia or with a numbered wool strip, waxed and potted in rich but light soil, moderately firmed around roots. Pots are then set in some homogeneous material (waste tan-bark or sawdust) and left in a moderately heated bed.

2. Care. Watering. Temperature of beds should be kept constant around grafts and they should be watered every other day. Of course, grass and mold should be prevented.

As soon as grafts begin to grow (usually around 15 days) the pots are gradually removed from sawdust, and when plants have made 15-20 cm. of growth (after 30-40 days) they are slowly hardened to air and sun, replanted in well-shaded beds, properly watered and cared for until they are set in nursery row.

3. Planting in nursery. The following spring they are set 60 cm. apart in nursery rows 1 m. apart in well-manured and well-prepared plots. Usual care during growth. With the 2nd year plants attain 1-1/4-1-1/2 m. and it is not uncommon to discover a nut. The 3rd year they make 2-1/2 m. at least with 8-12 cm. of girth and are ready for transplanting to permanent site.

4. Soils and situations. Mr. Treyves tells us that the walnut plantings in "lower Grésivuaudan" are on old alluvium of the Isère Valley and in limy marl soils of the upper slopes. A little farther away in Savoy, the walnut is vigorous in Jurassic or clay limestone soils. The same is true in Dordogne, in Corrèze, and in the Lot, where soils are of similar origin.

Walnuts are found at an average altitude of 600 m. but grow up to 1200 m. in Savoy, and particularly in Switzerland.

The best exposures are SW, W, and SE, sunny slopes, well protected from the north wind and late frosts.

Mr. Treyves has personally some plantings of walnut in Sologne, (where calcareous soils are lacking) and in Champagne, where the soils lack lime. He has noted that these trees grow and fruit normally.

Cultivation. It is important to keep soil around isolated trees well stirred and to increase the area of cultivation as the rootspread increases.

5. Rootstocks. For the present the plants chosen for stocks have come from nigra, the only one that has proved itself in the matter of "take". It does well in moist soils.

Mr. Treyves has personally tried to graft Mayette and Franquette on Torreyi. He has found the "take" and the union perfect. But even though vegetation is promising we must wait 22 years for a full test.

He proposes to lest all the "rootstocks placed at his disposal in order to acclimatize the good French varieties to all the soils which suit these stocks. Grafting on J. Torreyi will be useful to a [sera utile a un] stock that grows in dry soil, like nigra.

"But that is a matter we shall have to examine again in ten years, first as regards vegetation and then in 20 years as concerns fruit production."

Since these experiments date from '36 at the time of the Grenoble Congress we have only 13 years to wait to learn what sort of fruit these trees will bear and only 5 to see how they behave vegetatively.

It remains, then, only to wish "good luck" to our kind and devoted correspondent and to thank him for his valuable documentation.

Pictorial Record of Grafting at Climax, Michigan

W. M. BECKERT, Jackson, Mich.

Top-working black walnuts to Persian Walnuts has long been practiced by various members of this organization. It is hoped by this series of Kodachrome slides that a record of such top-working by one of our members would be of interest and also show the details of just how the work is done under actual field conditions.

Mr. Gilbert Becker, of Climax, Michigan, has been quite successful in top-working black walnuts. Needless to say, these pictures were taken to show how an expert goes about grafting black walnuts. Mr. Becker was contacted as to when he would do his grafting and he mentioned that on May 80, 1953, he would be top-working his stock. Plans were made to be present on that date and we were fortunate in having bright weather for taking the pictures.

The first two slides show Mr. Becker removing the scionwood from his storage pit, selecting the scions and preparing to go out to do the grafting. On the way to the trees that were to be grafted, the pictures for the next two slides were taken to show the stage of leaf development and the length of the catkins of the Thomas Black Walnut, so members in other sections of the country can see how far out in leaf the Thomas variety was when the grafting was done.

The following series of slides show how Mr. Becker top-works the black walnuts.

First, removing that portion of the stock, note he used a pruning saw, makes a cut at the point where he wants to graft. He uses the bark slit method. The scion is shaped by one stroke of the grafting knife; a long slanting cut is made and the scion inserted in the stock. Just prior to placing the scion, the bark of the stock is slit, two cuts with the point of the knife, approximate width of the scion and down along the bark to the length the scion is to be inserted, then the scion is placed. The next step is to cut off the little sliver of bark which is pushed out, at the point where it does not contact the scion. In this tree, two scions were placed, the scions being wrapped tightly with waxed muslin which was prepared beforehand, using strips about one-half inch wide. Enough was used to firmly bind the scions to the stock. Please note that a small piece of wax muslin was placed on the inside of the scion to prevent the wax from going down between the scion and stock. The final step is waxing the scion and brushing with hot wax, in order to prevent the scion from drying out; to provide shade, Mr. Becker, in this case, used grass and made a hood over the scion, tying it with string.

The following slides show the same procedure of grafting other trees. You will note in one case he has climbed up into the branches of the tree. To shade the scions, he used aluminum foil, folded around the scion and tied with a rubber grafting strip. In all these pictures the scions used were Colby.

Mr. Becker is very adept, quick, and does the grafting so that it actually seems effortless. His technique is so fast, there is very little chance of the scion drying out before it is placed.

On July 26th, I returned to Climax and the grafts were successful, as you can see by the following series. The one failure was the first tree that was grafted, and which had the grass for shading of the scion.

Rock Phosphate for Nut Trees

HARRY P. BURGART, Union City, Mich.

My soil is of the sandy type and I have to watch the mineral content rather closely for nitrogen and phosphate deficiencies. Winter-killing of one year black walnut and pecan seedlings is serious during seasons when our winters are less severe than usual and during winters when we had had plenty of snow cover for protection. This worried me a great deal and I decided there must be a deficiency. Soil tests repeatedly showed a lack of phosphate.

I applied ground rock phosphate to my larger bearing English walnut trees and there has not been the least sign of winter injury since.

Many of my smaller nut trees have been bearing earlier for me since I have been using the phosphate. Customers who come here often remark at the way some of my little grafted trees are bearing crops and I tell them that I believe in keeping plenty of phosphate in the soil for root growth and nut production.

I am writing this brief article thinking that it might help solve the problems of other nut growers who have repeatedly been having trouble with winter-killing of their Carpathian, or English walnut trees. Phosphate seems to prevent a late sappy-condition from causing winter injury.

I prefer to apply the phosphate and nitrogen early in April or early May. Fall applications of any kind of fertilizer are apt to cause winter injury. I usually scatter the rock phosphate around the trees using about four handfuls around a first year tree. Then I turn over the sod bottom with a shovel, which puts the phosphate down where the roots can get it. I use the phosphate around all the young trees we set out and seldom lose a tree as the phosphate encourages the starting of new feeder roots on the nut trees.

A Report From Southern Minnesota

R. E. HODGSON, University of Minnesota, Southern School and Experiment
Station, Waseca, Minn.

We have 20 odd Carpathian walnut trees growing from nuts planted about 1931. So far, I have never seen a flower on any of them. They grow up 6 or 8 feet in a year and that seems to be their difficulty. They do not stop growing in time to harden off before cold weather comes. I think a lot of the winter killing is also due to sun scald which would indicate an inability to retain dormancy during a January thaw. Some of the trees have lived through two winters with only minor damage and then when the right conditions come along, they are killed to the ground. Wrapping the trunks with aluminum foil has not solved the problem. I have purchased one or two grafted trees which were recommended as more hardy but so far they have had the same experience as the one I grew from nuts.

Black walnut and hickory do well here and I have a hiccan perhaps 20 feet tall but it has never borne any nuts. Chinese chestnuts are not entirely hardy and grow very slowly. This year I set out about 20 American chestnuts from Minnesota grown seed and I hope that we are far enough from other trees of this variety to escape the blight. Tree growing is just a hobby and lately there has been very little time for hobbies.

Chestnut Breeding

Report for 1953

ARTHUR HARMOUNT GRAVES and HANS NIENSTAEDT, The Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut

The chief aim of this breeding work, which has been carried on now without interruption since 1930, is to develop a tall timber type of chestnut by breeding the American species with the blight resistant but comparatively low-growing Japanese and Chinese chestnuts, Castanea crenata and C. mollissima, respectively. Practically all trees of our valuable American chestnut of any appreciable size have now been killed to the ground by the blight fungus, Endothia parasitica. Shoots arising from the base of the old stumps often live long enough to bear pollen, and this we have lately been forced to use in our breeding work with the disadvantage that we can not know definitely the nature of the genotype of the pollen parent. American pollen from a good phenotype near Washington, D. C., was kindly furnished us in the early 30's by the then Office of Forest Pathology of the U.S.D.A., and this stock is now incorporated with our older Japanese-American and Chinese-American hybrids.

As indicated in the following pages, we are not neglecting the nut-bearing potentialities of the chestnut tree.

Weather Conditions in 1953

The disastrous ice storm of the 9th and 10th of January caused slight damage to some of the Chinese trees. Their numerous, more or less horizontal branches and characteristically brittle wood make them prone to damage of this sort; nevertheless, only a few branches were lost. After a comparatively warm February, the warmest since 1925, March brought us more rain than for any March in the 81 years records have been kept[3]—a total of 10.78 inches. This was all to the good, as later events proved. Because of the preceding warm February the ground was for the most part unfrozen, so that, instead of running off, the water was largely absorbed in the soil, and thus added to the water table. The precipitation of April was again heavy—5.6 inches—the normal per month for this area being about 3-1/2 inches. After an unusually good growing season in May, June and July, about the middle of August a long drought of nearly 10 weeks duration commenced. The conditions were similar to those in 1952, except that in that year the drought began later, in October. However, the large amount of water in the soil from the spring rains prevented serious consequences, just as in 1952 the heavy rainfall in August and the normal one in September mitigated any serious results from the later drought of that year.

[3] Weather records are taken from the monthly reports of the municipal airport at New Haven, Conn., and are compared with the New York City records for the same period, kept by the U. S. Weather Bureau at 17 Battery Place, New York City.

Hybrids of 1953

As in former years we continued the formation of hybrids of the combination C×J×A[4] which has to date given the most resistant individuals and the best timber form. 277 hybrid nuts of this combination were obtained by crossing JA with C, and C with JA. JA×J crossed with C yielded 25 nuts. CJA crossed with pollen from the Roxbury Americans gave 20 nuts. The Chinese-American hybrids are also promising both in form and in blight resistance. By crossing these with American pollen from Thomaston, Conn., and from Clinton Corners, N. Y., we secured 48 nuts. CA crossed with a good native American in Thomaston, Conn., resulted in 30 nuts, and the same combination using an American in Newfoundland, N. J., produced 9 nuts. The total number of nuts derived from all crosses was 504, a much smaller figure than that for the two preceding years. The reason for this is that considerable time was consumed in experiments designed to determine the length of the receptive period in the pistils.

[4] C = Chinese, J = Japanese, A = American chestnut.

The 1953 nut production (Table I) compared well with last year's. The total yields were as good as, or better than, the 1952 crop and the average weight per nut was not significantly lower than in 1952. Apparently the late summer and fall drought had no effect on nut yields and average weights. Obviously we have the warm winter and abundant early rains to thank for this situation.

Table I. Natural Yield of Nuts (open pollinations) From Sample Trees.

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Total yield Av. weight per Approximate
Age in Species Location in lbs. nut in grams no. of nuts
years 1952 1953 1952 1953 per lb.[A]
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23 C.crenta 13-2 27.5 43.3 14.5 14.0 32
27 C.mollissima 1-3 22.2 20.8 10.6 10.5 43
27 C.mollissima 1-9 28.2 26.2 9.9 9.7 46
27 C.mollissima 1-15 6.8[B] 20.6 12.9 11.7 39
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A. based on the 1953 weights
B. a considerable part of crop lost before it was collected

Fig 1. gives a fair idea of the extremes in size of the Japanese chestnut. Since the smaller size is probably close to that of the wild chestnut in Japan, the figure illustrates what has been done by the centuries of selection and cultivation that the chestnut has undergone in Japan.

[Illustration: Fig 1. Nuts of C. crenata, Japanese chestnut, showing approximately the limits of size in the species. Left: from a tree on Long Island, N. Y, owned by Mr. John Vertichio. Right: from one of our forest type Japanese trees given to us by the Office of Forest Pathology in 1930 and now growing at the Sleeping Giant Plantation, Hamden, Conn. The tree is probably representative of the wild type of nuts in Japan—a little larger than the native American chestnut. However, it is probable that smaller nuts of the Japanese species exist. About 1/2 natural size. Photo by B. W. McFarland, Conn. Agric. Expt. Sta., Nov. 27, 1953.]

Anent the large nuts in the photograph, which weigh about an ounce apiece or about 28 g. (compare figures in table I), Mr. Ferguson, Instructor at the Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute, through whom we received the nuts, states that "the nuts of the seedlings from the tree do not average better than half the size of those of the parent tree." This illustrates the fact, now well known, that the chestnut tree is self sterile. Nuts are always (with exceptions) a result of fertilization of the flowers with the pollen from another tree.

We should like to reproduce this tree in our plantations, but the only way it can be done is by grafting scions of it on to some other, preferably Japanese, stock, or by rooting cuttings from it—a method which we still have not been able to accomplish readily.

Moll-Seg, or Chinese Prolific

In the report of the senior writer for 1934 (Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record 24:62) it was stated: "In our form of the Chinese chestnut only one, if any, bur appears at the base of the flowering branch. The dwarf species, C. seguini, from eastern and central China, on the other hand, is most prolific; and in addition, blooms from June to October. It will be seen that crosses of these two species may produce valuable breeding stock." As a result of this cross, made in 1934, we obtained seven nuts, and from these nuts we have today, nineteen years later, four trees, three of which have shown marked blight resistance. One of these three is much larger, partaking more in its stature and form of the character of its Chinese parent, and in contrast to the latter, bears burs and nuts in profusion, usually clustered at the ends of the branches. (Fig. 2). The nuts are small but of good flavor. It is a good nut tree, not suitable for timber. However, as we stated in our 1951-2 report, it is subject to considerable twig blight, caused by the attacks of the weak parasite, Cryptodiaporthe castanea (Tul.) Wehmeyer, and this is due apparently to the influence of its tender parent, the Seguin chestnut, which habitually dies back in the winter. The parasite easily enters the dying ends of the twigs. We should like to see this tree tried out in a warmer climate—Georgia, Florida, Alabama, etc. Possibly it might prove adaptable to a southern European environment.[5]

[5] Systematic descriptions of this and other valuable chestnut hybrids are being prepared for publication.

Pollen Receptivity of Female Flowers

Chestnut is monecious. The flowers are borne on the present year's growth in long catkins. These are of two distinct types; near the base of the flowering branch they consist of male flowers only. The catkins near the apex, on the other hand, are bisexual; pistillate flowers are found, solitary or in clusters of two or three, near the base of this type of catkin. The remainder of the catkin bears male flowers similar to those on the all-male catkins.

The unisexual male catkins are the first to start flowering and not until two to three weeks later will the male flowers of the bisexual catkins be in full bloom. Normally, the pistillate flowers will reach full development sometime between these two periods of pollen shedding.

The Length of the Receptivity Period.—During the summer of 1953 an experiment was conducted to determine more definitely when the pistils became receptive and how long they remain in this condition. Two Chinese, two Japanese and two hybrid chestnuts of the combination (Jap. x C. pumila) x Jap., the so-called S8xJ, were used as the females in the study. Emasculation and bagging was done at the beginning of anthesis, that is, when the first unisexual male catkins began to shed pollen. Three different pollen sources were used on each female parent; they were of the same species or hybrid combination as the female. The following diagram shows the pollination schedule used.

Pollen source Time of pollination in days No. after beginning of anthesis 5 9 13 17 22 ———————————————————————- 1 X X X 2 X X X 3 X X X

For example, the Chinese female trees were pollinated with pollen from three other Chinese trees (in the diagram "Pollen source No. 1, 2 and 3), which open their anthers on successively later dates. This pollination schedule was used to avoid prolonged storing of the pollen.

[Illustration: Fig. 2. Showing, above, C. mollissima, Chinese chestnut, left, and C. seguini, seguin chestnut, right, parents of mollissima × seguini hybrid below. Note clustered burs in hybrid—more than twice the number appearing in the mollissima parent. Leaves and habit of tree resemble more the mollissima parent. About 1/6 natural size. Photo by B. W. McFarland, Conn. Agric. Expt. Sta., Sept. 25, 1953.]

To carry on pollination the bags are removed and the pollen-bearing catkins are brushed lightly over the stigmas several times, one or more fresh catkins being used in each bag. These catkins are left in the bag. The bags are then replaced and permanently removed when danger of outcrossing is eliminated, in this case 10-14 days after the last pollination.

The number of nuts collected at the time of harvesting compared with the number of female flowers pollinated was taken as a measure of how successful the pollinations were.

The results showed that five days after the commencement of anthesis a high proportion of the female flowers is receptive. The Japanese and hybrid trees have a definite peak of the period of receptivity between 9 and 17 days after anthesis begins; thereafter, receptivity drops off sharply. The data from the Chinese trees indicated that the period of maximum receptivity is longer than in the Japanese and hybrid chestnuts tested. They maintained full receptivity on the 22nd day after the beginning of anthesis.

It is commonly believed that bagging as well as emasculation may seriously affect the yield from controlled pollination. This is not always the case. One of the Japanese trees and one hybrid tree (S8 × J) yielded fully as many nuts from controlled (under best conditions) as from open pollination. On all other trees the effect of bagging was more or less adverse.

The Effect of Emasculation on Nut Yield

Emasculation involves the removal of the unisexual male catkins and the male part of the bisexual catkins. In the course of the controlled pollination work it has often been found that the female flowers drop off in the bag before the burs start to develop. This has especially been encountered in Japanese × American hybrids and back-crosses. It was thought that this perhaps was due to injuries resulting from emasculation. The following small experiment was carried out in order to determine if this was actually true.

A Japanese × American and a Japanese × (Japanese × American) hybrid were used as the female parents. On these trees some flowering branches were bagged which had been emasculated normally, on other branches only the unisexual catkins were removed, while the bisexual catkins were left intact. Some branches were bagged without any emasculation, and some flowering branches were just tagged. The number of female flowers was counted in all cases. Pollinations were performed 3 times, that is, were repeated on the third and fifth day after the first pollination. This is the procedure ordinarily used for our controlled pollinations. Chinese pollen was used on both trees. Nut set expressed as per cent of the number of pollinated flowers, times three, (because ordinarily there are 3 nuts in every bur) was taken as a measure of how successful the pollinations had been. The results are shown in Table 2.

Table II. The Effect of Emasculation on Nut Yield

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Type of Treatment No. of [Symbol: female]'s at Nut set as
time of first expressed in %
pollination of [Symbol: female]'s
at time of
1st pollination ×3
[Symbol: female] parent [Symbol: female] parent
4-4 7-4 4-4 7-4
(J×A) (J×JA) (J×A) (J×JA)
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Normal emasculation 39 17 29.1 13.7
Only unisexual catkins removed 23 19 14.5 0.0
Not emasculated, but pollinated 28 18 25.0 3.7
Not emasculated, }
not pollinated } Control 28 25 1.2 0.0
Not bagged, branches tagged,
open pollinated 26 23 44.9 17.4
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Bagging apparently was partly injurious on these two trees and caused some decrease in nut yield. There is, however, no evidence that emasculation in itself causes a decreased nut yield, rather it appears to be somewhat beneficial if we are to judge from the results of this experiment. At least, one would be justified in concluding that any harmful effect is negligible. Completely emasculated flowers yielded 29.1 and 13.7 per cent as compared to 14.5 and 0.0 per cent where only unisexual male catkins were removed, and 25.0 and 3.7 per cent where no emasculation was done. The controls which were not emasculated and not hand pollinated, show that the trees are practically completely self sterile; only an occasional nut is set from self-fertilization.

Vegetative Propagation

In vegetative propagation the tree breeder has a very important tool. For instance, if a number of desirable phenotypes have been selected in the forest, they can be propagated vegetatively and planted under uniform conditions where it will be possible to "estimate" their genotype, without the time-consuming progeny testing. Trees propagated vegetatively from old mature trees usually will start flowering very soon after they become established; thus the necessity of doing pollination work in very large trees can be eliminated. Furthermore, it enables the tree breeders to maintain trees of a desirable genotype unaltered for an indefinite length of time without first establishing pure lines through inbreeding. Finally, it may be possible to make valuable individuals available to the forest owners for field planting if they can be propagated vegetatively in large enough numbers at low cost.

Compared to propagation by grafting, the rooting of cuttings is both simpler and cheaper, if it can be done. Chestnut cuttings are, unfortunately, very difficult to root. In the past six years numerous experiments have been conducted in order to find a way to root the various chestnut species. We have tried to root dormant, as well as greenwood, cuttings, the conventional twig cuttings as well as leaf-bud cuttings; numerous hormone treatments using several different hormones in solution and as powders, over a wide range of concentrations, have been tried; a special chamber in which an automatic atomizer nozzle sprays the cuttings intermittently has been used. Results have always been poor. Dormant cuttings have broken dormancy, sent out new leaves, formed an abundance of callus on the basal end, but failed to develop any roots, and finally after several months have died. Greenwood cuttings also have failed to develop roots in almost all cases. The best results have been obtained with leaf-bud cuttings. In some cases 10 to 20 per cent have rooted; here, however, the difficulty has been the failure of the bud to break dormancy and start growth, and all the rooted cuttings have eventually died.

The rooting by airlayering has been tried in a few cases. Airlayering is the rooting of twigs while they are still attached to the tree. Some distance from the terminal end of the twig an oblique cut is made, or the bark is removed around the twig for about 3/4". The cut or ringed area is treated with a hormone powder, wrapped in sphagnum moss and covered with a wrapping of polyethelene. Attempts to root twigs on older trees by this method have so far failed. Recently successful rooting of twigs on young seedlings by airlayering has been reported from Spain, and from France comes the report that stooling of young seedlings is highly successful. In the stooling method the young plants are cut off a short distance above the ground level. As new shoots grow out, their basal ends are gradually covered with soil until a 5-6" mound has been formed. Left in this manner they may develop their own root system and can eventually be detached from the mother root. That the rooting of young seedling material should be possible, while that from older trees will not root, is not unusual. It is generally accepted that the younger the tree from which the cuttings are taken, the easier the cuttings are to root. Experiments along these lines are planned for 1954.

Cooperative Hybrid Chestnut Plantations

In last year's report we described our hybrid test plots established in cooperation with the U.S.D.A., Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Forest Pathology.

On March 18, 1953 a new plantation was started at Grafton, West
Virginia. As usual, we furnished 50 plants for this test plot.

From the reports from Dr. J. D. Diller, of the then Division of Forest Pathology, our hybrids so far have shown a promising performance, although their average growth rate so far is slightly slower than that of the U.S.D.A. hybrids and straight Chinese chestnut. From the standpoint of blight resistance and growth habit they are at least equal to the two other sources and may be slightly better; however, it is still too early to make any definite evaluation of the results.

Insect Injuries

The most damaging insect pests in the Sleeping Giant Plantation are the spring canker worms, the mites (Paratetranychus bicolor), Japanese beetles and the chestnut weevils.

A spraying schedule has now been worked out which keeps these pests under control:

1. Dormant spray with "Scalecide" in middle April against the canker worms and mites.

2. Two applications of "Aramite" (6-7 lbs. per acre) in the middle and toward the end of June. These sprayings have given good control against mites. Where the outbreak is very severe it may be necessary to spray with "Aramite" also in July and again in August.

3. Spraying with DDT in middle August and the first week in September has controlled the weevils successfully.

In concluding this report we desire to express our thanks to the many interested persons who have contributed pollen, nuts and/or scions to further this project.

Dr. W. C. Deming

On November 17th, 1910, twelve dreamers met in the Botanical Museum, Bronx Park, New York City, to form an organization of nut growers in the north. It was largely an organizational meeting. No papers were read, but some solid foundations were laid. Dr. W. C. Deming served as temporary chairman of the meeting and, fortunately for the cause, was then elected as the new body's Secretary-Treasurer, an office which has always called for executive ability and untiring industry.

This election paid off. At the second meeting, held at the New York State College of Agriculture, in Ithaca, it appeared that the new Secretary had communicated with a large number of leading nurserymen, with national and State horticulturists and with others. It was reported at this meeting that only two nurserymen had accepted the invitation to attend. "So", reported Secretary Deming, "evidently the others do not think the northern nut grower is one whose acquaintance is worth cultivating. We hope to convince them to the contrary."

This was done. At the second meeting, the Association could count sixty members. Professor John Craig, of Cornell, in noting this growth, said, "Dr. Deming has not merely performed the routine duties of the secretary, but he has studied the case and has presented a good many facts not apparent on the surface. It seems to me that this augurs well."

The augury proved prophetic. The Association continued to grow. But without this first intelligent, persistent effort upon the part of. Dr. Deming, it could hardly have survived.

This small bit of history is illustrative of the whole life of Dr. Deming. His deep interest in the purposes and hopes of our Association has never ceased. Upon his own ground he planted, and budded and grafted many nut trees, and has given away the fruits of his labors with a prodigal good will. Deming's Burnham pecan and the Deming Purple black walnut are the only introductions, so far as this writer knows, which bear his name.

Again, some thirty years after the first meeting mentioned above, Dr. Deming thought up and carried through another project which makes the Association repeatedly his debtor, an Index of the first thirty volumes of the Association's Annual Reports. It is a work which saves the conscientious worker in northern nut culture hours and hours of labor.

And now our Dean, the last of the founding fathers, has left us for the Elysian Fields. His gentle, kindly face will be sadly missed by those who knew him, but he lives on in every tree whose planting his labors inspired and in every mind which has been, even unconsciously, his heir.

A letter from Miss Charlotte Deming, a sister, assures us, somewhat touchingly, but happily, of this fact:

"My brother's heart was with and in the work of the Association. He was happy to know of its expansion into such a wide-spread organization, and very proud of having been made its Dean."

Dr. Deming lived a full life. He was a physician of distinction, a graduate of Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons and was retired from the army after World War I with the rank of Major. After graduation from Columbia, he served his internship in a New York hospital, then on the medical staff of the State Immigrant Hospital, Ward's Island. He began private practice in Westchester County, New York and, later, for many years, served as examining physician with the Veterans' Administration in Hartford, Connecticut.

It is interesting to know, as told by his son, Hawthorne, that Mrs. Deming, formerly Imogene Hawthorne, was the youngest granddaughter of the immortal Nathaniel. It is evident that Dr. Deming, both in private life and in his public interests, was a strong believer in the value of good blood-lines.

John Davidson

The Nomenclature of Nut Varieties

GEORGE H. M. LAWRENCE, Bailey Hortorium, Ithaca, N. Y.

This article is intended to introduce to you the International Code of
Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants[6] and to point out the ways in which
that Code serves the interests and needs of members of the Northern Nut
Growers Association.

[6] The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, formulated and adopted by the International Botanical Congress Committee for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants and the International Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature and Registration at the Thirteenth International Horticultural Congress, London, September 1952.

Copies of the full text of the Code are available from the Secretary,
American Horticultural Council, Inc., Bailey Hortorium, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y., (25¢ postpaid).

The Code as published by the Royal Horticultural Society is a booklet of about 30 pages, containing an excellent historical introduction by W. T. Stearn, a summary or abridged version of the Code, and the full text. It is of necessity somewhat technical in its phraseology, and in places its jargon is overwhelming. Recently, Dr. John S. L. Gilmour, Director of the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, and formerly Director of the R. H. S. Trial Gardens at Wisley, published a very lucid and down-to-earth interpretation of the principle provisions of the Code. It is reproduced with permission at the conclusion of this introduction.

The questions asked about the Code include,

"What's it got that earlier codes did not have?"
"What's new about it?"
"How does it affect me?"

There are several answers to the first query, but the most significant is that here for the first time we have a Code that represents the thinking of horticulturists from all leading horticultural centers of the world. I was a member of a committee of thirteen (representing 6 countries), that met for nine days in Stockholm in 1950 to prepare and edit the first international draft of this Code. Those of each nationality had met in their country previously, with their own leaders, and had come to this round-table session with fixed ideas of what they wanted. By mid-evening of the first session it became apparent that the Swedes, the Dutch, the British, and the Americans had sent some of their most persuasive, vocative, and determined countrymen to represent them. The Swiss representative restrained himself admirably until after the initial lines had been drawn. It looked then as if there might be several codes, but before recessing several hours later some concessions had been made, and discussion on the more volatile points had been deferred. The differences of opinion were well founded and held with good reason. Some reflected an unawareness of situations in an unrelated horticultural field, e.g., a nurseryman did not know the problems encountered by the Danes in developing so-called varieties of vegetables, or by the American in producing hybrid-corn—each calling for different provisions in the Code, nor could the rose specialist be expected to comprehend the genetic situations encountered in many types of hybridity. One botanist in the group had no appreciation of the intricacies of problems and situations found when trying to name some complex groups of cultigens. Add to these reasons the fact that most of these men were representatives or spokesmen for larger groups or national organizations "back home" and were not authorized to act independently from earlier decisions by those groups, and one can only marvel that at the end of the 9-day period we came up with a detailed and workable draft accepted unanimously, and which was modified in no major respect at the more recently International Horticultural Congress in London.

The period between the Stockholm meeting and the London Congress was utilized to distribute mimeographed copies of the Stockholm draft to horticultural leaders in all countries, to provide opportunity for suggesting changes and new provisions for the Code, and to hold one committee meeting of international level, at London in November 1951. As a result, the present Code is the first truly international regulating guide that has been produced as an aid to persons concerned with the nomenclature of cultivated plants. The individual who may object to some provision of the Code must remember that its presence in the Code has had the support of scores of specialists, representing no less than 16 nations and that there is no part of the Code that was not acceptable to a majority of the delegates of each nation and to the groups representing them. The significance of this international character of the Code is not to be discounted.

It is only proper at this point to tell you how the U. S. A. was represented at the International Horticultural Congress in London. Practically every country except the United States has a national horticultural organization, comparable in some respects to the Royal Horticultural Society, with which you are surely familiar. This country had none. When the "call" went out for representatives and delegates to the International Horticultural Congress, that for this country was delivered to the agricultural attaché at our Embassy in London. It is reported that he referred it to his home office and attended some preliminary meetings in London. The matter was referred to the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Washington and there sat, apparently, for months. In the interim, private communications were flying across the Atlantic in both directions between interested horticulturists and finally the matter was referred by the Honorable Secretary of the Congress direct to American societies of horticulture to ensure that American views and interests would be adequately represented. It boiled down to the United States being represented by those persons who were going to be at the Congress anyway and by men who were not specialists in nomenclatural matters. Appraised of their lot, these persons made every effort to be briefed and informed on as many aspects of the provisions of the proposed Code as possible. As stated later by Dr. S. L. Emsweller (a member of the committee, representing U. S. D. A. and the American Society for Horticultural Science), this situation brought into sharp focus the need in this country for a single horticultural organization of organizations that could serve as authorized in matters at the international level. The American Horticultural Council, to which the Northern Nut Growers Association belongs may become that organization, but only when authorized by its membership.

Many readers may be familiar with earlier codes, as that adopted by the American Pomological Society (which dates from 1847), that by the American Society of Agronomists (formulated in 1917-18), and with a third code adopted at the sessions of the Botanical Congress meeting in Cambridge, England, in 1935. Knowing of the provisions of these codes, you may ask, "What has the new one got that is different?" There are many new features of which the more significant are given below.

Perhaps foremost is the recognition that, for the most part, the so-called varieties of garden plants are not uniform in their behavior. Some are nothing more than transplants of variations found in the wild, such as the Japanese Juglans Sieboldiana var. cordiformis, a population having its own geographic range and distinguished from the typical element of the species by several morphological characters. It is a botanical variety that is cultivated. It is not a product of domestication.

The code distinguishes from this botanical variety those so-called varieties that are the result of domestication, variants that have been produced in cultivation but are not known to occur and perpetuate themselves in the wild, such as Schwedler's maple known as Acer Platanoides var. Schwedleri. Plants of this group, that may be grown from seed and which do show a limited variability, are distinguished from botanical varieties by placing them in a new category called cultivar (a name coined long ago by L. H. Bailey and meaning, a variety from cultivation). The abbreviation for the category is cv. Furthermore, in an effort to differentiate cultivar names from botanical names, it is provided that they be treated as are vernacular or fancy (common) names. That is, that the name be placed in single quotes and not italicized e.g., Acer Platanoides cv. 'Schwedleri'.

A third category is that of clone. A clone is an individual propagated not from seeds but by asexual means, as by grafting, budding, cuttings, etc. Most so-called varieties of nuts are clones. A clone may be selected from a species population, from a botanical variety, from a cultivar, or from anyone of several types of hybrid complexes. It may appear as a mutant of another clone. The name for it may, where there is need for precision, be attached to the name of the species (or hybrid) from which it was selected, as Corylus Avellana cl. 'DuChilly' or reduced to Corylus cl. 'DuChilly.'

For the hybridizer naming and introducing new hybrids to cultivation, the Code is more helpful than any previous set of rules and the needs of hybridizers of various groups have been considered. Many examples illustrating application of each provision are given in the unabridged version.

The person naming plants will find much helpful guidance with regard to the selection of names which should be considered if international usage is to prevail. The Code is just that, a set of dicta provided for guidance by horticulturists throughout the world that there may prevail

a greater uniformity, accuracy, and fixity of names,
a lessening of procedures that would lead to confusion and error if
adequately supported or widely adopted, and
a provision for change and revision.

One section of the code ("C") dealing with Registration might well come within the framework of interest and activity of the Northern Nut Growers Association. This section, which suffers materially by condensation in the abbreviated text that follows, occupies nearly a page in the unabridged edition. It envisages the establishment of an international registering body, with headquarters for different groups located in different countries, e.g., that for tulips in the Netherlands, for rhododendrons in Britain, for roses in the United States, etc. The task of compiling, maintaining, and publishing such a registrar (and rejecting names not in conformance with the Code) will fall in many cases on the special plant societies concerned. When societies for a given group of plants exist in 2 or more countries, they will be expected to collaborate. Insofar as I know the Northern Nut Growers Association has not set up any mechanism for the registration of names given to cultivars, hybrids, and clones of nuts. To do so would be to perform a very real service for your membership, for the industry in this country, and would place the Association in a key spot when the proposal for an international registry is activated. The agitation for this phase of international application of the Code is considerable and is more evident in Europe than here. If the Association takes an active stand in the matter and develops a center of registry of nut names for this continent, it may very well display a quality of initiative and service that will make it pre-eminent on the international level and will cause others to look to it for guidance, information, and leadership.

A careful consideration of this Code is commended to all and those interested in the topic are urged to procure a copy of the booklet giving the unabridged edition and Stearn's excellent historical account of the subject.

The New Code For the Naming of Cultivated Plants[7]

[7] Reproduced with permission from Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, vol. 69, pp. 12-21, 1954.

J. S. L. GILMOUR, Chairman of the International Committee on
Horticultural Nomenclature and Registration

Anyone who deals in any way with cultivated plants uses plant names. This glimpse of the obvious ought to mean that the appearance of a new Code for the naming of cultivated plants should be a memorable event for all gardeners. I say "ought to mean" advisedly, because there is no doubt that, in the past, Codes of Nomenclature have made little appeal to gardeners, the great majority of whom have been blissfully unaware of their existence. As a consequence, many horticulturists—on hearing of "a new Code"—will, no doubt, raise a respectful (or contemptuous) eyebrow and get on with reading their latest catalogue. The aim of this article is to persuade readers of the Society's JOURNAL, not only that this attitude is against their own interests, but that a good deal of quiet entertainment can be extracted from trying to use plant names correctly—if only the entertainment of putting their neighbour right!

It is true that, hitherto, there has been ample excuse for ignorance. Although Codes for the naming of cultivated plants have existed, in some shape or form, for nearly 100 years, they have been printed in obscure publications, quite inaccessible to ordinary mortals. This excuse no longer holds. The full text, plus a summary, of the new Code can be purchased for one shilling and three pence (post free) from the Society, and, in addition, reference to it has been made in many horticultural and other periodicals. What, then, is the new Code about, how does it affect gardeners, and what should they do about it?

In the first place it is not about the Latin names of wild species or varieties—names like Rhododendron ponticum and Aesculus octandra var. vestita. Whether wild plants are grown in gardens or not, their Latin names are governed by quite a separate Code, devised by botanists for the purpose. It is true, of course, that gardeners have to use Latin names for many of the wild plants that they grow, and equally true, unfortunately, that the frequent changes in these names are a source of annoyance to everyone; but that is quite another story, with which we are not concerned here. At the last International Horticultural Congress steps were taken which we all hope will result, with the cooperation of botanists, in the stabilization of widely used Latin names of cultivated plants.

No, the new Code deals, not with wild species, varieties and hybrids, but with what are commonly called "garden varieties"—namely, forms which have been brought into existence by selection, hybridization, or other similar processes devised by man, and are maintained in cultivation as clones or pure lines by man's care and skill—such plants as Rose 'Peace,' Apple 'Beauty of Bath,' and thousands of others. The distinction between "wild" plants and "garden varieties" is not absolutely clear cut, and in the Code a closer definition is attempted—but for our present purpose the difference is obvious enough.

In the Code, it is recommended that "garden varieties" should technically be called "cultivars." This has been their official name for many years and it is clearly desirable, if the two categories of "wild" and "cultivated" varieties are to be recognized, to have a short and internationally current word for each of them. "Variety" and "cultivar" serve this purpose admirably, but it is not to be expected that all gardeners will make the distinction and adopt the word "cultivar" in ordinary parlance, at any rate immediately. Personally, however, I hope and believe that eventually "cultivar" will find favour. It is a clear and easily understood word and will, I think, prove useful to those gardeners who care for accuracy and precision in their craft, and especially to those who have dealings with fellow-gardeners in other countries.

The Code, then, deals with the names of cultivars. It may be helpful, I think, to consider its rules and regulations under three headings: firstly, those of interest to all gardeners who have occasion to write the names of cultivars; secondly, those which are concerned with the coining of new names; and thirdly, those more technical provisions which are of interest primarily to horticulturists studying a particular group and trying to establish what are the correct names for its cultivars.

1. The Writing of Cultivar-Names

The most important point, perhaps, concerning the names of cultivars is that they should not be in Latin, but in any modern language using the so-called Roman alphabet (i.e. the alphabet in which English, French, German, etc., are written). The reason for this is, of course, to distinguish, at a glance, names of cultivars from names of wild varieties, which are in Latin. In the future, Latin names for cultivars will definitely not be allowed by the Code, but we are faced with the fait accompli of hundreds of existing Latin names which have been widely used for many years. For example: the dwarf conifers abound with cultivars called 'nana,' 'prostrata,' 'compacta' and the like, and such names as 'albus,' 'variegatus,' and 'plenus' occur in almost every cultivated genus. It would clearly be foolish to try to alter all these, and the Code accepts such legacies from the past as permanently with us. (As we shall see, however, a distinction is made between the writing of Latin cultivar-names and Latin varietal-names.)

The vast majority, then, of cultivar-names are vernacular or "fancy" names like 'Winston Churchill.' How should the full name of a cultivar be written? The complete and technically correct form, including the Latin name of the species from which the cultivar has been derived, is illustrated in the following example: Sedum spectabile Boreau, cv. 'Brilliant,' but I hasten to add that this lengthy designation is for use only on full-dress occasions! In the example, Sedum is the name of the genus, spectabile the name of the species (technically called the "specific epithet"), Boreau the name of the man who first described the species under that name (technically called "the authority" for the name), cv. the abbreviation of cultivar, and 'Brilliant' the cultivar-name for the particular cultivar concerned. It should be noted (1) that the generic name and specific epithet are printed in italics, (2) that the cultivar-name begins with a capital letter, is printed in ordinary Roman type, and is enclosed in single quotation marks, and (3) that there is no "authority" after the cultivar-name. These three points are important, and apply to the writing of all names of cultivars. If we wish to cut down this rather formidable string of words for every-day use, the authority can be omitted in all except very technical writing. Secondly, the abbreviation cv. can normally be left out, as the vernacular form, single quotes, and Roman type of 'Brilliant' indicate quite clearly that it is a cultivar-name, and not the name of a wild variety. In this shortened form, therefore, the name would read simply:

Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant'

and this is the normal method of writing the names of cultivars.

There are, however, two additional refinements that should be mentioned—apart from the special case of cultivars derived from hybrids, which I will deal with later. The first concerns those Latin cultivar-names which are left over from the past. These should be printed in Roman type and enclosed in single quotes to distinguish them from Latin varietal names; thus one would write Thuja orientalis 'elegantissima,' where 'elegantissima' is a cultivar-name, but Aesculus octandra var. vestita, where vestita is the name of a wild variety.

The second point refers to the omission of any authority after a cultivar-name. Many cultivars are first described in reports of trials, in catalogues, and other anonymous publications; this makes the quoting of an authority impractical, but there is provision in the Code for writing the raiser's or introducer's name in brackets after the cultivar-name if so desired, thus: Weigela 'Avalanche' (Lemoine).

2. Naming New Cultivars

General

Let us suppose that a nurseryman, park superintendent, or amateur gardener has just flowered a batch of seedlings of, say, Helenium, and that he spots one as being of a new type and worthy of propagation. In due course he shows the plant at a fortnightly show, under a number, and an Award of Merit is given to it. He must now find a cultivar-name for his new plant. His first problem, of course, is to choose a name that has not been used before in the genus Helenium. If he picks on a very unusual personal name he can be fairly certain that he is the first to use it. If, however, he prefers a more general name, like 'Innocence' or 'Venus,' there is a danger that it has been used before. If there existed a registration authority for Helenium names, as there does, for example, for names of Daffodils, he could, of course, consult this authority, but in its absence he must do his best to comb the likely literature—for example the Index to this JOURNAL, nurserymen's catalogues, etc.—and to assure himself that his chosen name has not already been used. His next step is to make certain that the name is in accordance with the best practice for coining such names. Here is where the Code will help him. In it he will find (under Section F) a series of rules for his guidance, based on the accumulated experience of horticulturists of many nations. I will not repeat these rules here—they can be read in the Code—but perhaps the most important, apart from the rule already quoted that the name must not be in Latin, is that it should be short (not more than two words), should avoid forms of address liable to be confused (e.g. Mr., Mrs. and Miss) and, as far as possible, should be easily pronounceable by all nationalities. As the Code says, 'Centenaire de Rozain-Bourcharlat,' 'Diplomagartenbauinspektor,' and 'Eldwyth Cholmondeley' are not looked upon with favour as cultivar-names! Having chosen a name, it is essential to ensure that it is published, together with an adequate description, since the Code does not recognize names that are not published, or are published with no description. The Code lays down what is meant by publication, and by adequate description. The names of plants which receive an Award at Vincent Square are automatically published, with a description, in this JOURNAL, but for other methods of publication the Code should be consulted.

Hybrids

The naming of cultivars derived from crosses between two or more different species, belonging to the same or different genera, involves rather special problems. By "derived from" I mean not only the first generation from a species cross, but all subsequent generations and back-crosses with the original parents or with members of the first or later generations. Any cultivar which is the progeny of a species cross, however remote, comes, for the purpose of the Code, under the heading of a hybrid and its naming is subject to definite rules. The full name of a "hybrid cultivar" must be regarded as consisting of three distinct parts: (1) the name of the genus (or "hybrid genus" if a hybrid between two or more genera is concerned); (2) a "collective" name or phrase covering all the progeny resulting from the particular species-cross concerned; and (3) a cultivar-name for the particular form (cultivar) under consideration. In the name Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn,' Viburnum is the generic name, × bodnantense is the collective name for all progeny of the cross V. fragans × V. grandiflorum, and 'Dawn' is the cultivar-name for a particular seedling of this parentage. It is essential always to bear in mind these three distinct parts of the name of a garden hybrid, even if, as it often done, one or other of the parts is omitted in actual usage; the three parts broadly correspond, of course, to the generic name, specific epithet, and cultivar-name of a non-hybrid cultivar (see above).

Let us consider these three parts in turn and see what types of name can be used in each part in actual practice—and how this affects the naming of new "hybrid cultivars."

The first part, the generic name, presents no difficulties, except in the case of new hybrids between two or more genera. Names of such "hybrid genera" are usually "manufactured" from a combination of the names of the parent genera (e.g. × Heucherella, from Heuchera and Tiarella); in the case of hybrids between more than two genera, however, where a "combination" name would be unwieldy, it is permissible to make a new name by adding the termination ara to the name of a person connected with the plant concerned (e.g. × Sanderara for a tri-generic orchid hybrid). Before making a new "hybrid generic" name, a botanist should be consulted, as a Latin description in proper, botanical form must be provided. It will have been noticed that a multiplication sign is placed in front of the names of "hybrid genera," but after the generic name in the case of hybrids within a single genus; further details on this point are given later.

The second part of the full name of a hybrid is a more tricky business. It is, as I have said, a collective designation for all the progeny of the particular cross concerned, and it may take one or all of three possible forms:—

(1) If the parentage is known, a bare formula consisting of the names of the parents, in alphabetical order, connected with a multiplication sign, e.g. Lewisia cotyledon × rediviva.

(2) A name in Latin form (corresponding to a non-hybrid specific epithet), preceded by a multiplication sign, e.g. Viburnum × bodnantense.

(3) A vernacular phrase containing the word "hybrid," "cross," "grex" (Latin for flock or group), or other similar word, making evident the collective nature of the phrase, e.g. Lilium 'Bellingham Hybrids.'

Why do we have to have these three different forms for the second part of the full name, and when, to put it briefly, should we use which?

I must admit that practice on this particular point is as yet by no means fixed, and no doubt it will be modified considerably during the next few years, as more horticulturists try to apply the Code to the groups in which they are interested.

In order to understand the alternatives available, it will be helpful, I think, to consider first the third part of the full name, as the use of this, and of the second part, are very closely connected. The third part, as I have said, is a cultivar-name of a particular form of the hybrid concerned, and, in the first place, it is extremely important to realize that every cultivated hybrid that is considered worth naming at all should receive a cultivar-name from the outset of its "career," even if, at the time, only one form is known, or is considered worth naming. To take an actual example, at the time when the new hybrid Viburnum × bodnantense was described in the Botanical Magazine, only one form, or clone, of it had been "put into circulation," and yet that single clone was given a cultivar-name, 'Dawn.' The object of doing this was to be able, in the future, to refer by name to this particular clone and so avoid confusion with any later, and possibly inferior, forms of the same cross that might be produced. In the absence of the name 'Dawn,' less desirable clones could legitimately be passed off under the collective name V. × bodnantense without the acquirer realising that he was not getting the original and superior form.

Bearing in mind, then, the principle that all cultivated hybrids should have a third part, cultivar-name, we can turn again to the use of the various possible designations for the second part listed above. The choice of designations depends, broadly speaking, on convenience, that is to say, on what, in practice, will be found the most useful method of referring to the plants concerned. In principle, of course, every hybrid whose parentage is known has an appropriate formula-designation, and in certain cases such a formula would be sufficient as a second part designation without inventing either a Latin name or a vernacular collective name. For instance, when there are only a very few forms of a particular cross, it might not be considered necessary to be able to refer to the forms collectively, and a second part name would not then be given. For example, Rubus 'Merton Thornless,' when raised, was the only form of the hybrid R. rusticanus inermis × thyrsiger to be put into circulation, and it was not given a second part designation other than the appropriate formula. On the whole, however, it is usually desirable to have a second part, collective designation, rather than a formula only. Whether such designation should be a Latin name or a vernacular phrase, or both, depends on a number of factors which, as I have said, are not yet fully worked out or appreciated. Broadly speaking, if there are a large number of cultivars of a particular cross and these cultivars form a well-marked group, distinct from other hybrid groups in the genus, it is useful to have a vernacular designation for general use, e.g. 'Bellingham Hybrids' for all cultivars of the cross Lilium Humboldtii × pardalinum. This purpose can, however, be equally well served by a Latin name, e.g. Camellia × Williamsii for all cultivars of the cross C. japonica × saluenensis. Whichever method is chosen, two points are of great importance. Firstly, if a Latin name is given, it must be accompanied by a Latin description. Secondly a vernacular designation must contain some such word as Hybrids, Crosses, or the like, to distinguish it from a cultivar-name. The practice, in some groups, of giving "straight" cultivar-names as second part collective designations, followed by "var. so-and-so," is condemned by the Code. Existing names of this kind, however, can easily be brought into line by adding a word such as Hybrids or Grex to the old, second part, cultivar-name, and omitting the "var." thus, Cattleya 'Fabia' var. 'Prince of Wales,' would become C. ('Fabia Grex') 'Prince of Wales' (Grex can he abbreviated to G. if desired). This alteration may seem over-pedantic, but if, in the naming of cultivated hybrids, a clear distinction is not kept between second and third part names, confusion, as I have pointed out, is likely to result.

I will finish this section on the naming of hybrids with one or two additional points on the correct method of writing their names. Here are the full names of three cultivated hybrids:—

Rubus (rusticanus inermis X thyrsiger) 'Merton Thornless.' Camellia X Williamsii 'Donation.' Rose (Hybrid Tea) 'Richmond.'

The following points should be noted:—

(a) If a formula or a vernacular designation is used as a second part name, it should be placed in brackets between the generic name and the cultivar-name.

(b) If a Latin name is used as a second part name, and the hybrid is between plants belonging to the same genus, a multiplication sign should be placed between it and the generic name.

(c) The third part cultivar-name follows directly on the second part name and is placed in single quotes, as for cultivar-names of non-hybrids.

In many contexts it would not be necessary to write the second part name at all, but if it is omitted, the cultivar-name, strictly speaking, should be preceded by a multiplication sign, thus: Camellia X 'Donation,' but it would be no great crime to omit it, except perhaps in technical publications.

3. What Is the "Correct" Name for a Cultivar?

It is a painfully familiar fact that many cultivars are known by more than one name, and that many cultivar-names have been applied to more than one cultivar—although the position is not so bad as it is in the case of botanical names! This multiplication of names is the inevitable result of many people naming many plants over a period of many years. It is a situation which we must accept and do our best to mitigate. The Code has a number of necessarily rather complicated provisions aiming at selecting the correct name for any cultivar. These provisions are important mainly to the comparatively few horticulturists and botanists who take on the unenviable job of sorting out the nomenclature of cultivated plants, though the results of their labours affect us all. The rules are set out fully in the Code, and here I will attempt only to pick out one or two of the more important.

The Code lays down two basic principles; though, as we shall see, these may be modified if undesirable name-changing can be avoided thereby.

(a) No name can be used if it does not conform to the various rules laid down in the Code (including proper publication of the name, with a description).

(b) If there are two or more names that conform with the Code, then the earliest name is the correct one; this is known technically as the principle of priority.

Now, obviously, as happens with botanical names, the strict application of priority might mean that a universally used name—say, Plum 'Victoria'—would have to be given up and replaced by a completely unknown one. This is unthinkable, and, as in the Botanical Code, there are clauses to prevent it happening. With cultivar-names, however, there is a particular complication, which does not apply to botanical names. The latter are all in Latin, whereas cultivar-names may be in many languages. This means that a cultivar, raised in one country under a name acceptable in that country, may be introduced into another country where the original name is quite unpronounceable or otherwise unsuitable. A new name is, of course, immediately invented by the introducer, and clearly, in many cases, it is useless to try to make the second country adopt the earlier, strictly correct, but unsuitable name. The Code, therefore, allows the retention of the second name as what it calls a "commercial synonym." Thus, Rose 'Permanent Wave' is a commercial synonym in the United States for the Rose raised in Holland as 'Mevrouw van Straaten van Nes.' In any formal list of Roses, both names should be given, together with any other commercial synonyms that may exist. The coining of commercial synonyms is not, of course, to be encouraged, and should only be done if the original name is clearly unsuitable for the new country. Frequently names are translated or transliterated when a cultivar is introduced into another country, and such a translation or transliteration is not regarded in the Code as a new name, but as the original name in another form; no difficulty, therefore, arises as to priority in these particular cases.

Perhaps the most important section of the whole Code deals with the Registration of cultivar-names. In certain groups (e.g. Daffodils) international registration schemes already exist, and it is urged that further schemes, covering all important groups of cultivated plants, should be established as soon as possible. The function of such authorities would consist, primarily, of (1) registering new names and ensuring that they are in accordance with the Code, and (2) preparing, and keeping up to date, lists of cultivars in their groups. In addition, the authorities would choose a particular publication as the "starting-point" of the nomenclature in the group (so as to avoid dipping too deeply into the past in search of ever earlier cultivar-names), and would act as arbiters when a decision has to be made between two or more widely used names for the same cultivar. There is no doubt in the minds of those responsible for the Code that the existence of internationally trusted and respected registration authorities would do more than anything else to stabilize and simplify the naming of cultivated plants. It will obviously take some time before authorities can be set up for all—or even the majority—of important groups, but the International Committee is doing its best to push ahead quickly with this very important side of their work.

At the end of the Code there are sections dealing with certain special categories such as re-selected and improved cultivars, con-varieties, clones, apomicts and line-hybrids, which are of interest mainly to specialists in breeding and taxonomic work on cultivated plants.

I hope I have said enough, in this short article, to convince readers of the JOURNAL that the Code is of some interest to them if they want to use the names of plants so that other gardeners, both here and abroad can understand what they mean. The next step is to read the Code itself—first the Summary and then the full text that follows it. No doubt many who do so will be put off at first by the somewhat legal language used. One can only repeat the time-honoured defence by lawyers when similarly attacked—that to avoid ambiguity experience has shown that a certain amount of jargon is necessary! We have tried hard, in the Code, to keep it to a minimum.

The International Committee is anxious to receive suggestions for
improving the Code, so that they can be discussed at the next
Horticultural Congress. All such suggestions should be sent to the
Secretary of the Committee (DR. H. R. FLETCHER), c/o The Royal
Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, London, S.W.1.

In the Historical Introduction to the Code (written by MR. W. T. STEARN, Secretary of the International Committee, during the production of the Code), Fellows of The Royal Horticultural Society will note, I trust with pride, the important part played by their Society, in cooperation with many other bodies and individuals in many parts of the world, in the preparation, drafting and publication of the Code. I hope that they will feel it their not unpleasant duty to make themselves and others familiar with the provisions of the Code, to follow its rules and recommendations when they use the names of cultivated plants, and to let the Secretary of the Committee know how they think it might be improved. Article I of the Code states that its aim is "to promote uniformity, accuracy and fixity … with the minimum disturbance of existing nomenclature"—an aim surely close to the heart of every Fellow of The Royal Horticultural Society.

I am grateful to MR. A. SIMMONDS, MR. W. T. STEARN AND MR. P. M. SYNGE for help in the preparation of this article.

[Illustration: Exhibit at the Harvest Show of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society—Boston, Mass. October, 1953.]

Attendance Register, Rochester, N. Y., 1953

Ontario, Canada
L. K. Devitt, Toronto

Connecticut
Paul C. Daniels, Lakeville
Arthur H. Graves, Wallingford

District of Columbia
Beth Ford, Washington
Mr. & Mrs. E. L. Ford, Washington
Miss Gretta Wilson, Washington

Georgia
Lou Kahn, Albany
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. J. Wilson, Fort Valley

Illinois
Mr. & Ms. R. B. Best, Eldred
C. R. Blyth, Urbana
J. C. McDaniel, Urbana
Mr. & Mrs. Royal Oakes, Bluffs

Indiana
John Andrews, Marion
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Andrews, Marion
Mr. & Mrs. K. Dooley, Marion
Ray Kaufman, Peru
E. W. Pape, Marion
Carl Prell, South Bend
Ford Wallick, Peru
J. F. Wilkinson, Rockport

Iowa
Roy E. Ferguson, Center Point
E. F. Huen, Eldora
Ira M. Kyhl, Sabula
Wm. Rohrbacher, Iowa City
D. C. Snyder, Center Point

Maryland
Dr. & Mrs. H. L. Crane, Hyattsville
C. T. David, College Park
Dr. G. F. Gravatt, Beltsville
Dr. & Mrs. J. W. McKay & family, College Park
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Negus, Hyattsville
Mrs. C. A. Reed, Takoma Park

Massachusetts
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kerr, Plymouth

Michigan
Mrs. Alpha Allen, Jackson
Howard Allen, Jackson
Gilbert Becker, Climax
W. M. Beckert, Jackson
R. M. Burr, Ann Arbor
F. J. Keplinger, Farwell
G. J. Korn, Kalamazoo

New Jersey
P. H. Cox, Bloomfield

New York
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Brook, Rochester
Ernest Brooks, Monroe
Wm. G. Brooks, Monroe
David Caldwell, Syracuse
Mrs. L. M. Caldwell, Canastota
Mrs. S. H. Graham, Ithaca
Prof. L. H. MacDaniels, Ithaca
Mr. & Mrs. George Salzer, Rochester
Rodman Salzer, Rochester
George Slate, Geneva
Jay L. Smith, Chester
Dr. Mary B. Spahr, Ithaca

North Carolina
W. J. Ellis, Advance

Ohio
George E. Craig, Dundas
Mr. & Mrs. John Davidson, Xenia
Barbara and Doris Dowell, Massillon
Dr. & Mrs. L. L. Dowell, Massillon
John A. Gerstenmaier, Massillon
Dr. & Mrs. Edward A. Grad, Cincinnati
Frank M. Kintzel, Cincinnati
Shumzo Kodera, Columbus & Tokyo, Japan
Mr. & Mrs. P. E. Machovina & Family, Columbus
Christ Pataky, Mansfield
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Silvis, Massillon
Wm, C. Silvis, Massillon
Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Weaver, Toledo
Emmet Yoder, Smithville

Pennsylvania
R. P. Allaman, Harrisburg
Wm. S. Clarke, Jr., State College
Mrs. Helen Davis, Allentown
Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Miller, Hazelton
John Rick, Reading
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. S. Weaver, Macungie

Tennessee
Roy Chase, Knoxville
Spencer B. Chase, Knoxville

Virginia
Jesse O. Diller, Arlington
Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Gibbs & Family, Linden
Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Stoke, Roanoke

West Virginia
R. W. Pease, Morgantown

Wisconsin
L. W. Coulson, Slinger

Northern Nut Growers Association

Membership List

October 1, 1952, to September 30, 1953

*Life member
**Honorary member
§Contributing member
+Sustaining member

ALABAMA
+Hiles, Edward L., Hiles Repair Shop, Loxley
Long, Pope M., Box 33, Cordova

ARKANSAS
Croley, Victor A., Route 4, Box 45, Green Forest
Crozier, O. N., Route 2, Searcy
Schlan, Mrs. Agnes, Route 2, Mountainburg
Sibley, Mrs. J. W., Sulphur Springs
Vaile, Joseph E., Dept. of Horticulture, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville
Wade, Clifton, Forest Ave., Fayetteville
Wylie, W. D., Dept. of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

BELGIUM
Vanderwaeren, R., Horticultural Adviser, Bierbeekstraat 217, Korbeek-Lo

CALIFORNIA
Andrew, Col. James W., Box 12, Hamilton, A. F. B.
Bridges, Mrs. H. G., R. F. D. No. 4, Box 60, Tulore
+Buck, E. H., 16 N. Portola, Three Arch Bay, South Laguna
Darling, Mrs. Leah, Wilsona Route, Box 313, Lancaster
Fowler, Floyd L., Route 2, Box 5636B, Redding
Fulcher, E. C., 5707 Fulcher Ave., North Hollywood
Gililland, Guy S., L. V. S. R. Box 342, Lucerne Valley
+Haig, Dr. Thomas R., 3021 Highland Drive, Route 2, Box 2357, Carlsbad
Jeffers, Chaplain Harold W., U. S. N. A. S., Los Alamitos, Long Beach
+Kemple, W. H., 216 W. Ralston St., Ontario
Pentler, Dr. C. F., 1322 Martin Ave., Palo Alto
Pozzi, P. H., 2875 S. Dutton Ave., Santa Rosa
+Serr, Dr. E. F., Agricultural Experiment Station, Davis
Stewart, Douglas N., 633 F Street, Davis
Welby, Harry S., 500 Buchanan St., Taft

CANADA
Blyth, Donald, Blythwood Farm, Guelph, Ontario
Clarkson, A. G., R. R. 1, Islington, Ontario
Collens, Adam H., 42 Seaton St., Toronto 2, Ontario
Devitt, L. K., 409 Armadale Ave., Toronto, Ontario
English, H. A., Box 153, Duncan, British Columbia
Gellatly, J. U., Box 19, Westbank, British Columbia
Harrhy, Ivor H., Route 7, St. Thomas, Ontario
Henderson, George, R. R. No. 7, Guelph, Ontario
Holmes, B. T., 320 Deloraine Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Housser, Levi, Route 1, Beamsville, Ontario
Kimmerly, Fred A., R. R. No. 3, Cottam, Ontario
Kimmerly, Haven E., R. R. No. 2, Harrow, Ontario
+Lefevre, H. E., 354 St. Catharine St., East; Montreal 18, Quebec
Lossing, Elgin, Norwich, Ontario
*Neilson, Mrs. Ellen, 5 Macdonald Ave, Guelph, Ontario
Papple, Elton E., Route 1, Cainsville, Ontario
Porter, Gordon, R. R. No. 2, Harrow, Ontario
Sheppard, H. H., Box 46, Queenston, Ontario
Smith, Edward A., Box 6, Sparta, Ontario
+Snazelle, Robert, Forest Nursery, Route 5, Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island
Trayling, E. J., 509 Richard St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Wagner, A. S., Delhi, Ontario
+Walker, J. W., McCarthy & McCarthy, 330 University Ave., Toronto 1,
Ontario
Wharton, H. W., Route 2, Guelph, Ontario
White, Peter, 30 Pear Ave., Toronto 5, Ontario
Willis, A. R., Route 1, Royal Oak, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Young, A. L., Brooks, Alberta

COLORADO
Boyd, A., 1232 Clayton, Denver
+Forbes, J. E., Julesburg
Lieb, Mrs. Henry H., 3195 Gray St., Denver
McKinstry, Blair G., Julesburg
Morrison, Mrs. Doris E., Carr
Stoll, Harland, 3070 Pierce, Denver 14

CONNECTICUT
Ayling, Mrs. Charles L., Foothills, Washington
Bennett, George S., Southbury
Corcoran, H. F., The International Silver Co., 169 Colony St., Meriden
David, Alexander M., 480 S. Main St., West Hartford
Deming, Miss Charlotte, P. O. Box 403, Litchfield
Deming, Hawthorne, Hamilton Lane, Darien
**Deming, Dr. W. C, Litchfield
Frueh, Alfred J., Route 1, Sharon
+Graves, Dr. Arthur H., P. O. Box 129, Wallingford
Grebosky, Joseph L.'s Nursery, 50 Taylor Ave., South Norwalk 17
Hapgood, Miss Dorothy A., 745 Farmington Ave., West Hartford
Henry, David S., Blue Hills Farm, Route 2, Wallingford
Howe, Mrs. Paul, Umpawang Hill, R. F. D. No. 1, West Redding
*Huntington, A. M., Stanerigg Farms, Bethel
King, Mrs. Una, 57 Meadowbrook Road, West Hartford
Newcomer, Dr. Earl, Storrs
*Newmarker, Adolph, R. R. No. 1, Rockville
Nienstaedt, Dr. Hans, Conn. Agr., Expt. Station, P. O. Box 1106,
New Haven 4
Pratt, George D., Jr., Bridgewater
Schukoske, John A., Route 2, Box 257, Saybrook Road, Middletown
White, George E., R. R. No. 2, Andover

DELAWARE
Brugmann, Elmer W., 108C Thomas Drive, Monroe Park, Wilmington
Keller, Walt C., Rice Farms, Felton
+Logue, R. F., General Manager, Andelot, Inc., 2098 du Pont Building,
Wilmington

DENMARK
Butzow, O., 49 Bredgade, Copenhagen
Grandjean, Julio, Hillerod
Knuth, Count F. M., Knuthenborg, Bandholm
Reventlow, Johan Otto, Damgaard, Fredericia
Sørenson, Director K. Kaae, Dyrehavevej 22, Klampenborg

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
American Potash Institute, Inc., 1102 16th St., N. W., Washington
Curtis, Miss Diane, 1903 Kalorama Road, N. W., Washington
Ford, Edwin L., 3634 Austin St., S. E., Washington 20
+Hale, A. C., FOA-STEM to Thailand, c/o Dept. of State Mail Room,
Washington, D. C.
Reed, Mrs. Clarence A., 7309 Piney Branch Road, Washington 12
Woycik, Dr. Peter W., 1835 Eye St., N. W., Washington

ECUADOR
Daniels, The Honorable Paul C., American Ambassador, Quito
O'Rourke, Prof. F. L., Tropical Agr. Expt. Station, Pichilinque,
c/o U. S. Consul, Guaycil

ENGLAND
Wood, J. F., Moor Orchard, North Honiton, Devon

FLORIDA
+Avant, C. A., 960 N. W. Tenth Ave., Miami
+Estill, Miss Gertrude, 153 Navarre Drive, Miami Springs
+Holmes, Harry A., P. O. Box 323, Boca Raton

GEORGIA
Bixler, Dr. H. H., 134 Superior Ave., Decatur
Cannon, J. W., Jr., Box 388, Cordele
R. E. Funsten Co., Arthur O. Sandison, P. O. Box 1046, Albany
Gibbs, Robert I., 1007 Clifton Road, N. E., Atlanta 6
+Hardy, Max B., Leeland Farms, P. O. Box 128, Leesburg
Hunter, Dr. H. Reid, 561 Lakeshore Drive N. E., Atlanta
Kahn, Lou, P. O. Box 1046, Albany
Noland, S. C., Skyland Farms, Box 1747, Atlanta 1
Sasseville, Ezra, M., 605 Rhodes Building, Atlanta
Wallace, Clifford L., Route 1, Riverdale
Wilson, William J., North Anderson Ave., Fort Valley

HAWAII
Keaau Orchard, John F. Cross, Manager, Hilo

HONG KONG
Wang, P. W., China Prod. Trading Corp., 6 Des Voeux Road

IDAHO
+Bailey, Robert G., 332 Main St., Lewiston
Clarkson, Ernest V., R. F. D. No. 2, Jerome
Dryden, Lynn, Peck
Hazelbaker, Calvin, Rt. 2, Box 382, Lewiston
Horn, Anton S., 920 N. 20th St., Boise
Ingle, Jack, Mountain Home
Kindall, Mrs. Leslie L., Route 3, Boise

ILLINOIS
Allbright, R. D., Allbright Nurseries, 4287 Western Ave., Western Springs
Allen, Theodore R., R. R. No. 1, Delevan
Anderson, Ralph W., R. F. D. No. 3, Morris
+Anthony, A. B., Route No. 3, Sterling
Armel, Eli, R. F. D. No. 3, Mount Sterling
Baber, Adin, Kansas
Ballard, Thomas E., Rural Route, Carrollton
Barrow, J. M., P. O. Box 209, Urbana
§Best, R. B., Columbiana Seed Co., Eldred
Best, Mrs. R. B., Columbiana Seed Co., Eldred
Best, Richard C., Eldred
Best, Robert L., Eldred
Best, Virgil, R. R. No. 4, Mattoon
Blaine, Homer H., 901 White Oak Road, Bloomington
+Blyth, Colin R., Mathematics Dept., University of Illinois, Urbana
*Boll, Herschel L., 2 Horticultural Field Laboratory, University of
Illinois, Urbana
Booth, Earl, R. F. D. No. 2, Carrollton
Borchsenius, Wayne L., R. F. D. No. 2, Sheridan
Brock, Arthur S., 1733 N. McVicker Ave., Chicago 39
Canterbury, C. E., Cantrall
Carlson, Dr. R. J., 320 Sherman Ave., Macomb
Carvel, Mayo, R. F. D. No. 1, Golconda
Chandler, S. C., 607 W. College St., Carbondale
Churchill, Woodford M., 4323 Oakenwald Ave., Chicago 15
Clark, Thomas F., Northern Regional Research Laboratory, Peoria
Colby, Dr. Arthur S., Department of Horticulture, University of Illinois,
Urbana
Corzine, Troy F., Dongola
Crabb, Richard, Box 306, Wheaton
+Dahlberg, Albert A., D. D. S., 5756 Harper Aw., Chicago 37.
+Daum, Philip A., 203 N. Sixth St., Carrollton
Deaner, Willard G., R. F. D. No. I, Mendota
Decker, Honas H., R. F. D., Rutland
Diener, Menno A., Route 2, Lovington
Dietrich, Ernest, Route No. 2, Dundas
Dintleman, L. F., State Street Road, Belleville
Dopheide, Henry A., 1331 Jackson St., Quincy
Eigsti, Dr. O. J., Funk Brothers Seed Co., Bloomington
Floreth, W. H., Carrollton
Fordtran, E. H., Route No. 3, Box 92, Palatine
Frey, Frank H., 2315 West 108th Place, Chicago 43
Frey, Mrs. Frank H., 2315 West 108th Place, Chicago 43
+Fuller, Owen H., 1005 Oneida St., Joliet
Gerardi, Louis, Route No. 1, Caseyville
Gettings, William A., R. R. No. 1, Eldred
Glidden, Nansen, West Lincoln Highway, De Kalb
Govaia, R. M., O. D. Room 19, Greer Block, Vandalia
Graham, George W., Rural Route, Carrollton
Grefe, Ben, Route No. 4, Box 22, Nashville
Griffith, Chris, West Filmore St., R. F. D., Vandalia
Hall, E. L., R. F. D. No. 1, Drew Ave., Hinsdale
Hall, William A., M. D., 217 Pacific Road, Forrestal Village, North
Chicago
Hazelwood, Everett, Hillview
§Heberlein, Edwin W., Route No. 1, Box 72A, Roscoe
Helmle, Mrs. Herman C., 526 S. Grand Ave., W., Springfield
+Hockenyos, G. L., 213 E. Jefferson St., Springfield
Howard, Frank S., Rollins Road at Melrose, Route No. 1, Round Lake
Hoyle, Mrs. B. G., McNabb
Illyes, Dr. R. O., 1302 Lexington Ave., Lawrenceville
+Junck, Adolph E., Route No. 1, Jerseyville
Kammarmeyer, Glenn, 1711 E. 67th St., Chicago 49
+Kreider, Ralph, Jr., Route No. 1, Hammond
Krug, Carl B., Route No. 2, El Paso
Kruse, William, c/o Honey Lee Apiaries, Godfrey
Laatz, Mrs. Lenore, R. F. D. No. 3, Morris
Langdoc, Mrs. Mildred Jones, P. O. Box 136, Erie
Leighton, L. C., Arthur
+Marsh, Victor W., Aledo
Marsh, Mrs. W. V., Route No. 2, Aledo
Massey, Paul E., Box 202, Caseyville
McDaniel, J. C., 104 Horticultural Field Laboratory, University of
Illinois, Urbana
McDaniel, J. C., Jr., 1203 W. California Ave., Urbana
McKee, Mrs. Myrtice, Mount Morris
Mohr, Victor C., Route No. 1, Box 21, Dallas City
+Musgrave, Carl, 5200 S. Laflin St., Chicago 9
Newman, Roy, P. O. Box 51, Martinsviile
§Oakes, Royal, Bluffs
+Opat, Joseph C., Opat Chinchilla Fur Ranch, R. R. No. 3, Hinsdale
Peers, Frank B., Box 321, Highland Park
Pierson, Stuart E., Carrollton
Pond, Merton, Bluffs
Raab, Irvin M., R. R. No. 4, Belleville
Reid, Robert J., 1137 Winona St., Chicago 40
+Reisch, Louis C., Route No. 4, Carrollton
Richie, Robert E., Carrollton
Robbins, W. J., 885 N. LaSalle St., Chicago 10
Schmisseur, L. R., Caseyville
Schubert, Kenneth, Route No. 1, Millstadt
Seng, Charles W. & Son, 920 Lafayette Ave., Box 247, Mattoon
Sokolowski, F. W., M. D. 2503 Donald Ave., Alton
+Sonnemann, W. F., Experimental Gardens, Vandalia
Sparks, Maurice E., 1508 Ash, Lawrenceville
Spencer, H. Dwight, 275 W. Decatur St., Decatur
Tucker, Lowell R., 607 W. Mill St., Carbondale
Twenhafel, Paul, Gorham
Ullrich, W. D., 108 W. McClure, Peoria 5
Vogt, William G., Greene County National Bank Bldg., Carrollton
Voiles, William, Eldred
Vortman, Elmer, Route No. 1, Bluffs
Wahle, Fred, Route No. 1, Fieldon
Whitford, A. M., Farina
Wright, William W., 101 Taylor St., Vandalia
Young, Mrs. Hugh E., Maple Springs Farm, R. F. D., Ashton
Zethmayr, Gordon, Route No. 1, Box 130, West Chicago

INDIANA
Andrew, John, Matter Park Road, Marion
+Andrew, Ralph, Matter Park Road, Marion
Aster Nut Products Co., Inc., George Oberman, Manager, 1004 Main St.,
Evansville 8
Babcock, Dan, R. R. No. 14, Box 342, Indianapolis 44
Barnhart, M. A., Delphi
Bauer, Paul J., 123 S. 29th St., Lafayette
Bird, E. C., 160 Federal Building, South Bend
Boller, G. Evert, Route No. 6, Box 101, Marion
Bolten, Fred, Route No. 3, Linton
Boyer, Clyde C., Nabb
Buchner, Dr. Doster, 533 W. Washington Boulevard, Fort Wayne 2
+Clark, C. M., C. M. Clark & Sons Nurseries, Route No. 2, Middletown
Cole, Charles W., Jr., Madison Road, Route No. 6, Box 112A, Marion
Cunningham, Earl E., 612 E. 4th St., Anderson
Deeg, E. E., R. R. No. 9, Koring Road, Evansville
Doeden, Johan, R. F. D. No. 4, Attica
+Dooley, Kenneth A., Route No. 2, Marion
Dougherty, Paul B., 4319 S. Harmon St., Marion
Eagles, A. E., The Eagles Orchards, Wolcottville
+Fateley, Nolan W., 26 Central Ave., Franklin
Glaser, Peter, Route No. 9, Box 328, Koering Road, Evansville
+Grater, A. E., Route No. 2, Shipshewana
Gross, Mrs. Margaret E., 808 Fenton Road, Marion
Harrell, Franklin M., Route No. 1, Griffith
§Hirschman, J. Clifton, 4141 E. 62nd St., Indianapolis 20
Jasperson, Marion E., R. R. No. 5, Box 55, Indianapolis 3
Johnson, Raymond M., 8605 Manderiey Drive, Indianapolis
Kaufman, Ray, Route No. 4, Peru
Kem, Dr. Charles E., R. R. No. 3, Box 52, Richmond
Kenworthy, Owen, R. F. D. No. 3, Crown Point
Kestle, Margaret K., John Deere Store, Winamac
Kyburz, Benjamin E., Route No. 1, Idaville
La Rue, A. R., Box 147, Bloomington
Layman, J. C., R. F. D. No. 1, Peru
Lennon, Robert E., R. R. No. 1, Warren
Letsinger, J. E., 1202 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne 6
Lukemeyer, Edwin J., 825 Line St., Evansville
Moldenhauer, Carl J., R. R. No. 7, Huntington
Neimeyer, Harry D., West Lebanon
Newman, Jesse D., Jr., R. R. No. 2, Culver
Oare, William T., 650 Associate Building, South Bend 1.
Palmer, Frank, Jr., 1011 Donmoyer, South Bend
+Pape, Edward W., Route No. 2, Marion
§Prell, Carl F., 1414 E. Colfax Ave., South Bend 17
Randolph, Frederick F., Route No. 1, Edinburg
Reed, Frank, Route No. 1, Box 227, Daleville
Rehm, Walter T., R. R. No. 4, Logansport
Richards, E. E., 2912 York Road, South Bend
Risko, A., Tioga Orchards, Monticello
Rodenbeck, Miss Ruby, R. R. No. 2, Losantville
+Russell, A. M., Jr., 2721 Marine St., South Bend 14
Schram, Emil, Route No. 1, Peru
Schreiber, Ralph, 245 Cherry St., New Albany
Shafer, John, Jr., 3031 N. Roselawn Drive, Logansport
Shannon, Charles, R. F. D. No. 2, Box 324, Greenwood
Skinner, Dr. Charles H., Route No. 1, Thorntown
Sly, Miss Barbara, Route No. 3, Rockport
Sly, Donald R., Route No. 3, Rockport
Sly, Miss Lucinda Beth, Route No. 3, Rockport
Summers, Floyd, R. F. D., No. 2, Box 68, Winchester
Talbott, John E., R. F. D. No. 3, Linton
§Wallick, Ford, Route No. 4, Peru
Ward, W. B., Horticulture Building, Purdue University, Lafayette
Welton, Forrest O., R. F. D. No. 1, Burns City
+Westerhouse, George F., East Ohio St., Monticello
Wichman, Robert P., Route No. 3, Washington
Wilkinson, J. F., Indiana Nut Nursery, Route No. 3, Rockport
Wittick, Eugene C., Route No. 4, Box 68A, Valparaiso
Wood, Darl F., 201 Miami Club Drive, Mishawaka
Woodward, Howard, Route No. 3, Syracuse

IOWA
Berhow, Seward, Berhow Nurseries, Huxley
Bird, C. A., Box 66, Odebolt
Boice, R. H., Route No. 1, Nashua
Cole, Edward P., 419 Chestnut St., Atlantic
Eads, Carroll, R. F. D., Miles
Eller, W. E., Eldora
Ferguson, Albert B., Center Point
+Ferris, Wayne, Hampton
Goettler, Fred, R. F. D. No. 1, Bellevue
Goodwin, William T., 1121 S. Riverside Drive, Iowa City
Gray, Kenny, Sabula
Greig, John E., Box 157, Estherville
Hoke, Russell O., Route No. 2, Anamosa
Huen, E. F., Eldora
+Inter-State Nurseries, Hamburg
+Kaser, Mrs. J. D., Winterset
Kern, Dr. W. R., 741 Rundell St., Iowa City
Kosek, Frank J., 87 Sixteenth Ave., S. W., Cedar Rapids
Kyhl, Ira M., Box 236, Sabula
Lysinger, Addison, Lamoni
+Martzahn, Frank A., Route No. 1, Davenport
McLeran, Harold F., Mount Pleasant
Meyer, Clemens, Route No. 1, West Union
Neprash, Bob, Nursery, Route No. 3, Cedar Rapids 5
Orr, J. Allen, 4000 West Fourth St., Sioux City 3
Rohrbacher, Dr. William, 811 E. College St., Iowa City
Schlagenbusch Brothers, Route No. 2, Fort Madison
Snyder, D. C., Center Point
Steffen, R. F., P. O. Box 1302, Sioux City 2
+Wade, Miss Ida May, Route No. 3, La Porte City
Welch, G. L., Mount Arbor Nurseries, Shenandoah
+White, Herbert L., Box 264, Woodbine
+White, Rev. L. P., Greeley
Williams, R. Alan, 1990 Eighth Ave., Marion
Williams, Wendell V., Route No. 1, Dansville

JAPAN
Deming, Olcott, U. S. Embassy, Tokyo
Yamato Seed & Implement Co., Tokyo
Yoshizaki, Chiaki, 17 Ichi Bancho Chiyodaku, Tokyo
(International Collaboration of Farmers Association)

KANSAS
Baker, Fred C., Troy
Borst, Frank E., 1704 Shawnee St., Leavenworth
§Breidenthal, Willard J., Riverview State Bank, Box 296; 7th
and Central, Kansas City
Funk, M. D., 600 W. Paramore St., Topeka
Gray, Dr. Clyde, 1015 Central Ave., Horton
Harris, Ernest, Box 20, Wellsville
Jackson, Walter, Osage City
Leavenworth Nurseries, Carl Holman, Proprietor, Route No. 3, Leavenworth
Mondero, John, Lansing
+Pittser, L. R., Oswego
Stanley, G. E., 235 Ward Parkway, Kansas City
Starke, M. F., Hawthorne Place, Hiawatha
Thielenhaus, W. F., Route No. 1, Buffalo
Underwood, Jay, Riverside Nursery, Uniontown
+Wales, Max, 1534 Macvicar St., Topeka

KENTUCKY
Alves, Robert H., 302 Clay St., Henderson
Armstrong, W. D., Western Kentucky Experiment Station, Princeton
Collier, Leroy, 1514 Smallhouse Road, Bowling Green
R. E. Funsten Co., Robert Walker, P. O. Box 142, Henderson
Hopson, J. R., Route No. 2, Cadiz
Magill, W. W., Horticulture Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington
+Miller, Julien C., 220 Sycamore Drive, Paducah
Moss, Dr. C. A., Box 237, Williamsburg
+Rouse, Sterling, Route No. 1, Box 70, Florence
Siler, Robert W., Box 241, Williamsburg
Stone, Dr. Thomas, Mayfield
Taliaferro, Philip, Box 85, Erlanger
Tatum, W. G., Route No. 4, Lebanon
Usrey, Robert, Star Route, Mayfield
Widmer, Dr. Nelson D., Lebanon
Yost, John M., Pikeville

LOUISIANA
Crow, John, R. F. D., Coushatta
Hammar, Dr. Harald E., U. S. D. A. Chemical Laboratory, 606 Court House,
Shreveport 47
Lowrey, Brunner E., P. O. Box 168, Mansfield
Perrault, Mrs. Henry D., Route No. 1, Box 13, Natchitoches
Smith, Dr. C. L., U. S. D. A. Pecan Laboratory, 607 Court House,
Shreveport 47

MAINE
Hamilton, Mrs. Benjamin P., Waterboro, York County

MARYLAND
Barrett, Harvey E., P. E. 17 Maple Ave., Catonsville 28
Berry, Frederick H., Div. of Forest Pathology, Plant Industry Station,
Beltsville
Crane, Dr. H. L., U. S. D. A., Plant Industry Station, Beltsville
Dengler, Harry William, Extension Forester, University of Maryland,
College Park
Diller, Dr. Jesse D., U. S. D. A., Plant Industry Station, Beltsville
+Eastern Shore Nurseries, Inc., P. O. Box 743, Easton
§Gravatt, Dr. G. F., Div. of Forest Pathology, U. S. D. A., Plant Industry
Station, Beltsville
Hughes, Clinton K., Potomac Ave., Braddock Heights
Jones, George R., R. F. D. No. 2, Aberdeen
Kaan, Dr. Helen W., 8335 Grubb Road, Silver Spring
Kemp, Homer S., Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess Anne
McKay, Dr. J. W., Plant Industry Station, Beltsville
+Negus, Mrs. Herbert, 5031 55th Ave., Roger Heights
+Porter, John J., 1199 The Terrace, Hagerstown
Rayner Brothers, Salisbury
+Shamer, Dr. Maurice E., 3300 West North Ave., Baltimore 16
Swipp, Stanley W., 4218 71st Ave., Landover Hills

MASSACHUSETTS
Babbitt, Howard S. 221 Dawes Ave., Pittsfield
Barthelmes, George A., Route No. 1, Leicester
+Bradbury, Rear Admiral H. G., Hospital Point, Beverly
Brooks, Henry H., Boxboro
Brown, Daniel L., Esq., 60 State Street, Boston
+Bump, Albert H., P. O. Box 275, Brewster
+Davenport, S. Lothrop, 24 Creeper Hill Road, North Grafton
Desfarges, Osias J., Granby
+Faulkner, Luther W., R. F. D., Westford
Fitts, Walter H., 39 Baker St., Foxboro
+Ganz, Robert Norton, M. D., 262 Beacon St., Boston
Gardner, E. E., Box C, Station A, Boston 18
Kendall, Henry P., Moose Hill Farm, Sharon
+Kerr, Andrew, Lock Box 242, Barnstable
La Beau, Henry A., North Hoosac Road, Williamstown
Lincoln, Roger N., 8 Stagecoach Road, Ware
Rice, Horace J., 515 Main St., Wilbraham
*Russell, Mrs. Newton H., 12 Burnett Ave., South Hadley
Stewart, O. W., 75 Milton. Ave., Hyde Park 36
Vance, Robert G., M. D., 262 Beacon St., Boston 16
Viera, Manuel, Main Street, Vineyard Haven
+Wellman, Sargent H., Esq., Windridge, Topfield
Wood, Miss Louise B., Pocasset, Cape Cod
York, Stanley E., 480 Branch St., Mansfield

MICHIGAN
Allen, Howard H., 2925 Francis Street, Jackson
Andersen, Charles, Route 2, Box 236, Scottville
Armstrong, Robert J., M. D., Oak Shadows Farm, Route 8, Box 83, Kalamazoo
Auringer, Mrs. Gjertine T., 4441 Steward Road, Metamora
Barlow, Alfred L., 13079 Flanders Ave., Detroit 5
+Becker, Gilbert, Climax
Becker, John Andrew, Climax
+Beckert, W. M., Michigan Dept. of Conservation, 408 Kalamazoo Plaza,
Lansing 33.
Biackwell, Norman A., 17 Oakdale Boulevard, Pleasant Ridge
Boylan, P. B., Route No. 1, Cloverdale
Breitmeyer, Howard T., 12955 Dale Ave., Detroit 23
Bruce, Stanford P., 4016 Kendall, Detroit 38
Bumler, Malcolm, 2500 Dickerson, Detroit 15
Burgart, Harry, Michigan Nut Nursery, Box 33, Union City
Burgess, E. H., Burgess Seed & Plant Co., 67 E. Battle Creek St.,
Galesburg
Burr, Redmond M., 320 S. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor
Chester, Dr. William P., 742 Maccabees Building, Detroit 2
Corsan, H. H., Route No. 1, Hillsdale
+Dennison, Clare, 4224 Avery, Detroit 8
+Desmet, Mrs. Agnes, 14450 Houston Ave., Detroit 5
Dillow, Harold R., P. O. Box 479, Franklin
Driver, Louis, 9151 Silverside Drive, Silver Lake, South Lyon
Dronka, Joseph, 19256 Gable St., Detroit 34
Emerson, Ralph W., 161 Cortland Ave., Highland Park 3
Goodfellow, James, Secord Lake Road, Leonard
+Grindstaff, Mary I. Haynes, 1309 Jones Drive, Ann Arbor
Groos, Alfred P., Route No. 1, Gladstone
Hagelshaw, W. J., Route No. 1, Box 394, Galesburg
+Hay, Francis H., Ivanhoe Place, Lawrence
Hubbard, William G., Box 146, Hudsonville
Johnson, Leonard A., 620 E. Buno Road, Route 3, Milford
Keplinger, Frank J., Farwell
Klarr, Mrs. B. L., R. R. No. 2, West Nine Mile Road, Northville
Klever, Edward F., Route No. 2, Grant
Korn, G. J., R. D. No. 2, Dorr
Krueger, Henry R., South River Road, St. Clair
Law, Joseph W., North Branch
Lee, Michael, P. O. Box 16, Milford
Lemke, Edwin W., 62277 Campground Road, Washington
Long, Louis C., 6117 State Road, Goodrich
Maycock, Harry J., 580 Fairground St., Plymouth
Michigan Nut Growers Association, A. J. Barlow, Secretary, 13079
Flanders Ave., Detroit 5
+Miller, Louis, 417 N. Broadway, Cassopolis
Nitschke, Robert A., Tilbury Place, Birmingham
Prushek, E., Route No. 3, Niles
Ricky, Lowell L., 1009-A Birch St., East Lansing
Riopel, Mrs. Irene M., 8700 Second Boulevard, Detroit 2
Robbins, Walton T., 6495 Waldon Road, Clarkston
Simons, Rev. R. E., Flat Rock
+Somers, Lee, Route No. 1, Perrinton
Strong, Forrest C., 1213 N. Walnut St., Lansing 6.
Sweet, Dale V., 530 S. Capitol, Lansing
+Tate, D. L., 959 Westchester Way, Birmingham
Tolles, G. S., Route No. 5, South Haven
Ullrey, L. E., Route No. 1, Vicksburg
Wieber, Giles E., Fowler
Windon, Maurice, Route No. 9, Kalamazoo
+Wyman, Miles L., 40 North St., Highland Park 3

MINNESOTA
+Dubbels, Charley, Elgin
Frame, William G., R. R. No. 4, Northfield
Hodgson, R. E., Dept, of Agriculture, S. E. Experiment Station, Waseca
Hormel, Jay C., Austin
Lamberson, G. E., Route No. 4, Warren
Law, Ken, Jewell Nurseries, Inc., Lake City
Luedtke, H. F., Box 287, St. Cloud
Sanders, Parker D., Fifth & Jefferson Sts., Redwood Falls
Wedge, Don, R. F. D. No. 2, Albert Lea
Weir, T. H., Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior
+Weschke, Carl, 96 S. Wabasha St., St. Paul

MISSISSIPPI
+Golding, W. T., Stewart
+Gossard, Atherton C., U. S. Horticultural Field Station, Route No. 6,
Meridian
+King, Mrs. John Andrew, Tolten Road, Lodi
Meyer, James R., Delta Branch Experiment Station, Stoneville

MISSOURI
Bauman, Ivan T., Bauman Brokerage Co., 4350 Tait Ave., St. Louis
Biggs, Dutton, R. R. No. 1, Hickman Mills
Block, Elmer L., Route No. 1, Sarcoxie
Buck, Charles L., La Crosse
Choisser, Elden, P. O. Box 442, Poplar Bluff
Conaway, Claude N., Poyner
Davis, Ben, P. O. Box 176, Van Buren
Degler, Roy H., 1305 Moreland Ave., Jefferson City
Ellston, John, Box 72, Exeter
R. E. Funsten Co., Don McDonald, 1515 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis 3
Hay, Leander, Gilliam
Heuser, Wesley E., Rich Hill
+Howe, John, Route No. 1, Box 4, Pacific
Huber, Frank J., Route No. 1, Weingarten
+James, George, James Pecan Farms, Brunswick
John, W. H., Pacific
Jones, Vernon W., 5111 Walrond, Kansas City 4
Lambert, J. O., Laclede
+Logan, George F., Oregon
Marquardt, Fred, Rich Hill
Neosho Nurseries Co., A. E. Weston, Neosho
§Nicholson, John W., Ash Grove
Ochs, C. Thurston, Box 291, Salem
Oliver, L. P., 511 Monroe Ave., Campbell
Owens, Le Roy J., Willow Springs
Pies, Edward G., Route No. 2, Farmington
Ralston, John H., 240 E. Whittier St., Kansas City 17
Richterkessing, Ralph, Route No. 1, St. Charles
Rose. Dr. D. K., 230 Linden, Clayton 5
Salman, Kenneth A., Route 3, Box 178A, Mountain Grove
Shideler, Harry, Finance Building, Kansas City
Sims Fruit & Nursery Farms, Hannibal
Stark Brothers Nursery & Orchards Co., Mr. H. W. Guengerich, Louisiana
Tainter, Nat A., 420 Jackson St., St. Charles
Wuertz, H. J., Route No. 1, Pevely
Wylie, Wilber J., 902 Grand Ave., Doniphan

MONTANA
Ford, Russell H., Dixon
Kirchner, Harold J., Rapelje

NEBRASKA
+Brand, George, Route No. 5, Lincoln
Brandenburgh, A. R., R. F. D. No. 2, Bellwood 3
Caha, William, 350 W. 12th St., Wahoo
Hess, Harvey W., The Arrowhead Gardens, Box 209, Hebron
Manning, Arch J., 4202 Emmet St., Omaha 3
Schick, Robert A., 233 N. Fifth, Seward
Sherwood, Jack, Nebraska City
Tolstead, Dr. W. L., Dept, of Botany, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Ziegenbein, Mrs. Helen M., Box 671, Wasau

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Demarest, Charles S., Lyme Center
+Lahti, Matthew, Locust Lane Farm, Wolfeboro

NEW JERSEY
Anderegg, R. D. No. 3, Sommerville
Audi, Eugene J., M. D., 466 S. Maple Ave., Glen Rock
Bakst, Myron, 18 N. Spring Garden Ave., Nutley
Bottoni, Robert J., 41 Robertson Road, West Orange
Buckwalter, Alan R., Jr., Route No. 1, Box 47, Flemington
Buckwalter, Mrs. Alan R., Route No. 1, Box 45, Flemington
Cherry, George D., "Paulsdale", Hooten Road, Moorestown
Cox, Philip H., Jr., 30 Hyde Road, Bloomfield
Cumberland Nurseries, William Wells, Prop., Route No 1, Millville
+Donnelly, John H., Mountain Ice Co., 51 Newark St., Hoboken
Dougherty, William M., Broadacres-on-Bedens, Box 425, Princeton
+Ellis, Mrs. Edward P., Strawberry Hill, Route No. 1, Box 137, Keyport
Grosshans, George, 1309 Summit Terrace, Linden
Huslig, Frank E., R. F. D., Stewartsville
Lamatonk Nurseries, A. S. Yorks, Prop., Neshanic Station
Lehman, Edwin L., 811 North Fourth St., Camden 2
Lippencott, J. C, 15 Mundy Ave., Spotswood
McCarty Gardens, Box 89A, English Creek, Mays Landing
McDowell, Fred, 905 Ocean Ave., Belmar
Rinker, Ralph S., 572 Bellevue Ave., Trenton 8
+Rocker, Louis P., The Rocker Farm, Box 196, Andover
Schroeder, Harold W., R. F. D. No. 2, Boonton
+Sheffield, O. A., 283 Hamilton Place, Hackensack
Siegel, Mrs. Ralph, 121 Market St., Perth Amboy
Sorg, Henry, Chicago Ave., Egg Harbor City
Van Doren. Durand H., 310 Redmond Road, South Orange

NEW MEXICO
Gehring, Rev. Titus, Box 117, Lumberton

NEW YORK
Barton, Irving Titus, Box 13, Montour Falls
Bassett, Charles K., 2917 Main St., Buffalo 14
Beck, Paul E., Beck's Guernsey Dairy, Transit Road, East Amherst
+Benton, William A., Wassaic
Bernath, Stephen, Bernath's Nursery, Route No. 3, Poughkeepsie
Bernath, Mrs. Stephen, Route No. 3, Poughkeepsie
Brook, Victor, 171 Rockingham St., Rochester 7
Brooks, William G., Brooks Nut Nurseries, Monroe
Caldwell, David H., New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse
Caldwell, Mrs. Lynn M., 217 W. Hickory St., Canastota
+Cassina, Augustus, Valatie
Center, Bernard M., 51 Van Buren St., Massapequa Park
Connor, Mrs. Charles J., 460 Flint St., Rochester 11
Dunckel, Lewis A., 2023 S. Salina St., Syracuse 5
+Feil, Harry, 1270 Hilton Spencerport Road, Hilton
Ferguson, Donald V., Long Island Agriculture and Technical Institute,
Farmingdale
Flanigen, Charles F., 16 Greenfield St., Buffalo 14
Freer, H. J., 20 Midvale Road, Fairport
+Gibson, Stanford J., 56 Fair St., Norwich
+Glazier, Henry S., Jr., I. S. William St., Room 1001, New York 4
Goyne, W. E., 741 Sound View Drive, Mamaroneck
Graham, S. H., Route No. 5, Bostwick Road, Ithaca
+Hasbrouck, Walter, 19 Grove St., New Paltz
Hewitt, Prof. Oliver, 135 Hudson St., Ithaca
Hill, Francis I., Sterling
Hirshfeld, Dr. J. W., 109 W. Upland Road, Ithaca
Ingalls, Chester W., 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown
+Irish, G. Whitney, Fruitlands, Route No. 1, Valatie
+Kettaneh, F. A., 745 Fifth Ave., New York 22
Knipper, George M., 333 Chestnut Ridge Road, Churchville
Knorr, Mrs. Arthur, 15 Central Park West, New York 23
Kortright, W. E., R. D. No. 1, Liberty
§Kraai, Dr. John, 84 S. Main St., Fairport
Lambert, Raymond H., 199 Van Rensselaer St., Buffalo 10
*Lewis, Clarence, 1000 Park Ave., New York
Lowerre, James D., Route No. 3, Middletown
*MacDaniels, Dr. L. H., Cornell University, Ithaca
MacLennan, Walter, 1091 E. 19th St., Brooklyn 30
Metcalfe, Ward H., 710 Five Mile Line Road, Webster
+Metcalfe, Mrs. Ward H., 710 Five Mile Line Road, Webster
Miller, J. E., J. E. Miller Nurseries, Canandaigua
Mossman, Dr. James K., Black Oaks, Ramapo
Norman, Norinan B., 64 Rocklidge Road, Hartsdale
O'Brien, Esmonde M., 25 South St., P. O. Box 2169, New York 4
Owen, Charles H., Supt. of Schools, Sennett
Pickard, Mrs. Frederick, Freehold, Greene County
Pura, John J., Route No. 82, Hopewell Junction
Purdy, Lawson, 76 Murray Ave., Port Washington
Renshaw, Alfred, Fiddler's Lane, Loudonville
Reynolds, C. L., Route No. 2, Binghamton
Rickard, William, c/o Chief William Rickard, Tuscarora Indian Reservation,
Sanborn
Roat, Gordon J., Route No. 1, Canandaigua
Salzer, George, 169 Garford Rd., Rochester 9
Salzer, Rodman G., 169 Garford Road, Rochester 9
+Schlegel, Charles P., 990 South Ave., Rochester 7
+Schlick, Frank, Munnsville
Schlick, John, Mill Road, Vernon Center
Schmidt, Carl W., 180 Linwood Ave., Buffalo
Schwab, Fred L., P. O. Box 31, KB Station, Bronx 63
Shannon, J. W., Box 90, Ithaca
+Sheffield, Lewis J., 61 N. Magnolia St., Pearl River
§Slate, Prof. George L., State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva
Smith, Gilbert L., R. D. No. 2, Millerton
Smith, James B., 34 Cedar Place, Yonkers 5
Smith, Jay L., Nut Tree Nursery, Chester
+Spahr, Dr. Mary B., 116 N. Geneva St., Ithaca
Steiger, Harwood, Red Hook
Swanson, Prof. Gustav, R. D. No. 4, Compton Road, Ithaca
+Szego, Alfred, 3550 78th St., Jackson Heights
Volcko, Andrew, 607 W. Colvin St., Syracuse 5
Wadsworth, Millard E., Route No. 5, Oswego
+Wheeler, Robert C., 36 State St., Albany 7
+Wilson, Frank C., 27 Liberty St., Arcade
Windisch, Richard P., c/o W. E. Burnet Co., 11 Wall St., New York 5
*Wissman, Mrs. F. de R.

NORTH CAROLINA
Andrus, E. Rex., Route No. 1, Franklin
Bass, Claude D., Route No. 1, Kenley
Brooks, J. R., Box 116, Euka
+Dunstan, Dr. R. T., Greensboro College, Greensboro
+Ellis, W. J., R. F. D. No. 2, Advance
Finch, Jack R., Route No. 1, Bailey
Henry, W. V., R. F. D. No. 2, Candler
McCain, H. C., Box 794, Tryon
Moorman, L. L., 801 N. Washington St., Rutherfordton
Poe, D. W., P. O. Box 807, Hickory
Stadler, L. E., Route No. 1, Reidsville

NORTH DAKOTA
Bradley, Homer L., Long Lake Refuge, Moffit
Row, W. W., Cando Seed Company, Cando

OHIO
Ackerman, Lester, Route No. 3, Ada
Alden, R. W., Golf Drive, Painesville
Antioch College, Glen Helen Dept., Yellow Springs
Beede, D. V., Route No. 3, Lisbon
Bitler, W. A., R. F. D. No. 1, Shawnee Road, Lima
Borchers, Perry E., 412 W. Hillcrest Ave., Dayton 6
Boyce, Dr. E. L., 26 Wildfern Drive, Youngstown
Brewster, Lewis, Route No. 1, Swanton
Bridgwater, Boyd E., 68 Cherry St., Akron 8
Bungart, A. A., Avon
Bussey, Roy K., Jr., 1056 Florida Ave., Akron 14
Button, Fred, Route No. 2, McArthur
Cinadr, Mrs. Katherine, 13514 Coath Ave., Cleveland 20
Clark, Richard L., 1517 Westdale Road, South Euclid 21
Collins, Laurence E., 1316 44th St., N. E., Canton 4
Cook, H. C., Route No. 1, Box 149, Leetonia
Cornett, Charles L., Railroad Perishable Inspection, 27 W. Front St.,
Cincinnati
Craig, George E., Dundas
Cunningham, Harvey E., 420 Front St., Marietta
Daley, James R., Route No. 3, Foster Park Road, Amherst
Davidson, John, 234 E. Second St., Xenia
Davidson, Mrs. John, 234 E. Second St., Xenia
Diller, Dr. Oliver D., Dept, of Forestry, Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station, Wooster
Donaldson, Robert G., R. D. No. 3, Wooster
Dowell, Glenn C., Jr., M. D., 116 26th St., N. E., Canton 4
+Dowell, Dr. Lloyd L., 529 North Ave., N. E., Massillon
Farr, Mrs. Walter, Route No. 1, Kingsville
Fickes, Mrs. W. R., Route No. 1, Wooster
Garden Center of Greater Cleveland, East Boulevard at Euclid Ave.,
Cleveland 6
§Gerber, E. P., Kidron
Gerstenmaier, John A., 13 Pond St., S. W., Massillon
Grad, Dr. Edward A., 1506 Chase St., Cincinnati 23
Gwynn, Frank, % P. H. Harriman, West Mansfield
Hake, Henry, Route No. 3, Edon
Hammock, Edwin H., 345 E. State St., Columbus 15
+Hansley, C. F., Box 614, Sugar Grove
Harmon, C. J., R. F. D., Graytown
Hayes, Okey, Route No. 1, Lockbourne
Heinzelman, Edward G., 267 Southern Ave., Chillicothe
+Hill, Dr. Albert A., 4187 Pearl Road, Cleveland 9
Hinde, John G., Route No. 1, Sandusky
Hlywiak, Andy, 2214 S. Tod Ave., Warren
+Hornyak, Louis, Route No. 1, Wakeman
Houlette, William R., Route No. 2, Columbiana
Howard, James R., 2908 Fleming Road, Middletown
Humphries, Dr. John K., 5101 Hilliard Cemetery Road, Hilliard
+Irish, Charles F., 418 E. 105th St., Cleveland
Jacobs, Homer L., Davey Tree Expert Co., Kent
Jagodnik, Anthony, 5360 Richmond Road, Cleveland 24
Jay, Don, Route No. 1, Box 230, Ludlow Fall
Kappel, Owen, Bolivar
+Kerr, Dr. S. E., Route No. 1, North Lawrence
+Kintzel, Frank M., 2506 Briarcliffe Ave., Cincinnati 13
Kistner, Albert M., 1525 Herald Ave., Cincinnati 7
Kodera, Shunzo, 47 E., Twelfth Ave., Columbus 1
Kovar, Emil, 2505 Oakes Road, Brecksville
Laditka, Nicholas G., 5322 Stickney Ave., Cleveland 9
+Leaman, Paul V., Route No. 1, Creston
Lechleitner, Rev. R. D., D. D., 270 Westview Ave., Worthington
Lemmon, R. M., 577 Vinita Ave., Akron 20
Levandosky, Chester, 2299 E. Sprague Road, Seven Hills Village,
Cleveland 9
+Lippa, Julius, 4464 Lee Heights Road, Warrensville Heights
Lorenz, R. C., 121 N. Arch St., Fremont
Lucas, R. J., 907 E. Main St., Newark
Lynn, Edith, Route No. 2, Canfield
§Machovina, Paul E., 1228 Northwest Boulevard, Columbus 12
Manbeck, Willard O., 1359 Croyden Road, Cleveland 24
McKinster, Ray, 1632 S. Fourth St., Columbus 7
McQueen, Dr. A. F., 163 Church St., Amherst
Meier, Walter L., R. F. D. No. 2, Port Clinton
Meister, Richard T., Editor, American Fruit Grower, Willoughby
Meister, Robert T., SRE. DEF., APO. 58, % PM., New York
(Home address, Barnesville).
+Metzger, A. J., 724 Euclid Ave., Toledo 5
Miller, Clifford, Route No. 1, Elmore
Miller, H. J., R. R. No. 1, Elmore
Oches, Norman M., Route No. 3, Brunswick
Page, John H. Box 34, Dundas
+Pataky, Christ, Jr., 592 Hickory Lane, M. R. S., Mansfield
Pattison, Miss Aletheia E., 5 Dexter Place, E. W. H., Cincinnati 6
Pomerene, Walter H., Route No. 3, Coshocton
Pomeroy, Howard A., 4803 Rambo Lane, Toledo 13
Pribonic, Joseph C., Box 107, Warwick
Purdy, Clyde W., 19 Public Square, Mt. Vernon
+Ranke, William, Route No. 1, Box 248, Amelia
§Riegel, Joseph S., Box 184, Sylvania
Robb, Harry C., 216 S. Lisbon St., Carrollton
Rogers, T. B., Box 296, Lakemore
Rohrbaugh, Lynn, R. F. D. No. 1, Delaware
+Rummel, E. T., 16613 Laverne Ave., Cleveland 11
Sasak, Edward A., 9094 Columbia Road, Olmstead Falls
W. N. Scarff's Sons. R. F. D. No. 1, New Carlisle
Schmidt, Wilhelm G., 321 West Broadway, Maumee
+Schoenberger, L. Roy, Green Pines Farm, Route No. 2, Nevada
Seas, D. Edward, 721 S. Main St., Orrville
Shelton, Dr. Elbert M., 1468 W. Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood 7
Sherman, L. Walter, 220 Fairview Ave., Canfield
+Shessler, Sylvester M., Genoa
Short, Robert M., 122 E. Park St., Westerville
+Silvis, Raymond E., 1725 Lindbergh Ave., N. E., Massillon
Smith, Sterling A., 630 W. South St., Vermillion
Sonnanstine, Earl C., R. F. D. No. 1, Tipp City
Spencer, Carl A., Sr., Route No. 3, Salem
Springer, Lemar M., 3510 Kathleen Ave., Dayton
Spring Hill Nurseries Co., Tipp City
Steinbeck, A. P., Route No. 2, Ravenna
+Stocker, C. P., Lorain Products Corp., 1122 F St., Lorain
Swope, Wilmer D., Route No. 3, Box 183, Leetonia
Thomas, Fred, 773 Bedford Road, Masury
Toberg, John R., 1708 Leona Drive, Cincinnati 388
Toney, Hewitt S., R. R. No. 2, Cedarville
Toops, Herbert A., 1430 Cambridge Boulevard, Columbus 12
Tyirin, William C., 5050 Burley Hills Drive, Cincinnati 27
Underwood, John, Route No. 4, Urbana
+Urban, George, 4518 Ardendale Road, South Euclid 21
Van Voorhis, J. F., 215 Hudson Ave., Apt. B-1, Newark
Von Gundy, Clifford R., 851 Nordyke Road, Cincinnati 8
+Walker, Carl F., 2851 Overlook Road, Cleveland 18
Warren, Herbert L., 518 W. Central Ave., Delaware
Weaver, Arthur W., R. F. D., Box 196-B, Cass Road, Maumee
+Willett, Dr. Gaillard P., Elmore
+Williams, Harry M., 221 Grandon Road, Dayton 9
Williams, L. F., Box 386, Mt. Vernon
Yates, Edward W., 3108 Parkview Ave., Cincinnati 13
Yoder, Emmet, Smithville
Zimmerman, Erie C., 594 Fairwood Road, R. D. No. 1, Clinton
Zuercher, Jacob, R. D. No. 2, Orrville

OKLAHOMA
Back, Ernest O., 1300 S. Keeler, Bartlesville
Butler, Roy J., Route No. 2, Hydro
Cross, Prof. Frank R., Dept. of Horticulture, Oklahoma A. & M. College,
Stillwater
Dean, Marion, Jr., Tuxedo Road, Bartlesville
Gray, Geoffrey A., 1628 Elm Ave., Bartlesville
Hartman, Peter E., Hartsdale Nursery Co., 3002 S. Boston Place, Tulsa 5
Hirschi's Nursery, 1124 N. Hudson, Oklahoma City
Hughes, C. V., Route No. 3, Box 614, Oklahoma City 7
Keathly, Jack, Marland
Meek, E. B., Route No. 3, Box 16, Wynnewood
Price, Harold C., Star View Farm, P. O. Box 801, Bartlesville
Pulliam, Gordon, 1005 Osage Ave., Bartlesville
Riter, John R., 115 E. First St., Bartlesville
Shroyer, James R., 1112 Dakota Ave., Chickasha
Straight, H. R., 935 Cherokee, Bartlesville
Warzel, F. Morgan, R. R. No. 2, Box 189-C, Bartlesville

OREGON
Bebeau, A. V., Box 136, McNary
Countryman, Peter F., Route No. 1, Box 275, Ontario
Graville, Ed, Route No. 3, Box 363, Junction City
Miller, John, Treasuredale, 2200 S. W. Child's Road, Oswego
Pearcy, Harry L., Route No. 2, Box 190, Salem
Smith, Earl G., R. F. D. No. 1, Newberg
Thomas, Miss Ella S., Sixth & Stanley Sts., Amity
Trunk, John E., Northwest Nut Growers, 1601 N. Columbia Boulevard,
Portland 11

PENNSYLVANIA
Allaman, H. C., 1812 S. Pine St., York
+Allaman, R. P., Route No. 86, Harrisburg
+Amsler, E. W., 707 Main St., Clarion
Anthony, Roy D., 125 Hillcrest Ave., State College
+Arensberg, Charles F. C., First National Bank Bldg., Pittsburgh 22
Banks, H. C., Route No. 1, Hellertown
Beard, H. K., Route 1, Sheridan
Beck, Dr. William M., 200 Race St., Sunbury
+Berst, Charles B., 11 W. Eighth St., Erie
Bering, Joseph, Bering Bowling Center, Second Ave. and Weidman St.,
Lebanon
Berlich, Mrs. Sylvester, Box 81, Broughton
Blittle, George, 107 Lincoln Highway, Penndel, Bucks County
Bowen, John C., Route No. 1, Macungie
+Brewer, J. L., Yellow House
+Bricker, Calvin E., Route No. 1, Mercersburg
Brown, Morrison, Ickesburg
Burket, J. Emory, R. F. D. No. 1, Claysburg
§Clarke, William S., Jr., Box 167, State College
Clewell, Gen. Edgar L., Dimde Farms, R. F. D. No. 2, Harrisburg
Comp, Alton, 5 N. Second St., Newport
Damask, Henry, 1632 Doyle St., Wilkinsburg 21
Deagon, Arthur, 61 E. Main St., Mechanicsburg
Ebling, Aaron L., Route No. 2, Reading
Eshenbaugh, E. W., 1920 Elm, New Cumberland
Etter, Fayette, P. O. Box 57, Lemasters
Fry, Mrs. Reba F., R. F. D. No. 1, New Galilee
Gardner, Ralph D., 4428 Plymouth St., Colonial Park, Harrisburg
Glasgow, Joseph M., 406 S. Second St., Bellwood
Good, Orrin S., 316 N. Fairview St., Lock Haven
Gorton, F. B., Route No. 1, East Lake Road, Harborcreek
Hales, Alfred R., Jr., 1901 Second Ave., Altoona
Halsey, A. Louise, 63 Walnut St., Forty Fort
Hamlin, Dallas W., 1012 Elizabeth St., Williamsport
Hartman, Dr. G. W., Keystone Hospital, Third and Briggs Sts., Harrisburg
Heyn, W. C., Hunsecker Mill & Butter Road, Route No. 5, Box 82, Lancaster
+Hostetter, L. K., Route No. 1, Bird in Hand.
Hughes, Douglas, 1230 E. 21st St., Erie
Johnson, Robert F., 1630 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh 20
Jones, Curwin F., R. D. No. 3, Harrisburg
+Kaufman, Mrs. M. M., Box 69, Clarion
Knouse, Charles W., Colonial Park, Harrisburg
Krone, Herbert B., R. R. No. 2, Box 330, Lancaster
Krone, Mrs. Herbert B., R. R. No. 2, Box 330, Lancaster
Leach, Will, Route No. 1, Box 45, Scranton
Leja, Paul, 5263 Keystone St., Pittsburgh 1.
Mack, C. H., M. D., Main Road, Lake Ariel
+Mattoon, H. Gleason, Box 304, Narbeth
McKenna, Philip M., P. O. Box 186, Latrobe
Mecartney, J. Lupton, 918 W. Beaver Ave., State College
+Miller, Elwood B., Mill & Chapel Sts., Hazelton
Miller, Henry N., R. R. No. 1, Mt. Joy
Miller, Robert O., Third & Ridge Sts., Emmaus
Moyer. Philip S., 8082 U. S. F. & G. Building, Harrisburg
Murray, James H., Route No. 3, Cambridge Springs
Niederriter, Leonard, 1726 State St., Erie
Nonnemacher, H. M., 128 Front St., Alburtis
+Oesterling, H. M., Route No. 1, Marysville
+Reidler, Paul G., Front & Chestnut Sts., Ashland
Reighard, E. Don, R. D. No. 2, Box 247, Halifax
Rhoades, Frank S., Route No. 1, Sigel
*Rick, John, 438 Pennsylvania Square, Reading
Ruhman, Frank A., 1225 Clymer Road, Hatfield
Sandt, Floyd H., M. R. 35, Easton
Schaible, Percy, Box 68, Upper Black Eddy
Schieferstein, William B., Box 457, Temple
Schrader, Fred L., 732 E. Fifth St., Berwick
Shank, Paul E., Box 45, Marion
Sims, Prof. Hugh. D., P. O. Box 310, Lewisburg
Smith, Dr. J. Russell, 550 Elm Ave., Swarthmore
Smyth, C. Wayne, 1 Prospect St., Troy
Springer, Herbert W., 218 Penrose St., Quakertown
Stewart, E. L., Pine Hill Farms Nursery, Route No. 2. Homer City
Stroh, Major Oscar H., R. D. No. 1, Linglestown
Theiss, Dr. Lewis E., 110 University Ave., Lewisburg
§Thompson, Howard A., 311 W. Swissvale Ave., Pittsburgh 18
Tomm, Joseph G., R. D. No. 2, McDonald
§Twist, Frank S., Box 127, Northumberland
+Washick, Dr. Frank A., S. W. Cornet Welsh & Veree Roads, Philadelphia 11
Weaver, William S., Weaver Orchards, Macungie
Weber, George G., 748 S. Queen St., York
Weinrich, Whitney, Engle Road, Route 20, Media
Welliver, Mrs. Eugene C., 367 Light Street Road, Bloomsburg
Wilcox, George S., Montrose
*Wister, John C., Scott Foundation, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore
+Wright, Ross Pier, 235 W. Sixth St., Erie
Yohe, Russell, East Texas
Zimmerman, Mrs. G. A., R. D., Linglestown

RHODE ISLAND
*Allen, Philip, 178 Dorance St., Providence
Loomis, Charles B., 61 Elisha St., East Greenwich

SOUTH CAROLINA
Bregger, John T., Clemson
Gordon, G. Henry, Union Dry Cleaning Co., 13-1/2 Main St., Union

SOUTH DAKOTA
Krueger, George, Madison
+Restore America Association: Ivan Drift, Sponsor, P. O. Box 38,
Hot Springs
+Richter, Herman, Madison

TENNESSEE
Alpine Forest Reserve, c/o J. Edwin Carothers, Alpine
Byrd, Benjamin F., Jr., M. D., Granny White Pike, Nashville
Caldwell, Sam, Route No. 4, Holt Road, Nashville 11
Carter, Oscar W., M. D., 2610 Woodlawn Drive, Nashville
+Chase, Spencer B., 2338 Parkview Ave., Knoxville
Collier, Robert H., Lutie Road, Route No. 2, Knoxville
Cox, Dr. T. S., 103 Hotel Ave., Fountain City
+Dulin, Charles R., Brownsville
Garrett, Dr. Sam Young, 1902 Hayes St., Nashville
Hardy, J. H., 1315 Minnekahda Place, Chattanooga 5
+Holdeman, J. E., 855 N. McNeil St., Memphis 7
Hoyt, Prof. Garner E., Bryan University, Dayton
Jones, D. T., Route No. 2, Midway
Mattern, Don H., 513 Union Building, T. V. A., Knoxville
McSwain, Barton, M. D., 3514 Hampton Road, Nashville
+Meeks, Hamp, c/o Jackson Elec. Dept., Jackson
Murphy, H. O., 12 Sweetbriar Ave., Chattanooga
Neas, Ogle, Greenville
Olson, Earl F., Norris
Patterson, R. L., M. D., Suite 207, Interstate Building, Chattanooga
Puryear, Dr. T. R., P. O. Box 339, Lebanon
Richards, Dr. Aubrey, Whiteville
Roark, W. F., Malesus
Robinson, W. Jobe, Route No. 7, Jackson
Roettger, Everett, R. F. D. No. 1, Lancing
Saville, Chris, 118 Church St., Greenville
Sells, Paul S., 700 Boylston St., Chattanooga
Shadow, Arthur J., Shadow Nursery Co., P. O. Box 521, Winchester
Shipley, Mrs. E. D., R. R. No. 17, Knoxville
Southern Nursery & Landscape Co., Winchester
Zarger, Thomas G., T. V. A., Norris

TEXAS
Allen, H. H., Plant Research Station, Route No. 2, Paris
Arford, Charles A., Box 1230, Dalhart
Florida, Kaufman, Box 154, Rotan
Hamilton, J. Tom, P. O. Box 488, Matador
Hander, Nelson H., Star Route, Belton
Kelly, Paul, Box 428, Seymour
+Kidd, Clark, Arp Nursery Co., P. O. Box 867, Tyler
Mason, G. L., Route No. 3, Hico
Praytor, T. J., Box 667, Seymour
Rubrecht, J. F., Plant Research Station, Route 2, Paris
Shelton, David, Box 369, Gonzales
Springer, Herbert W., 590 Reagan St., San Benito
Thomas, Joe W., Overton
Winkler, Andrew, Route No. 1, Moody
Winkler, Charlie, Route No. 1, Moody

UTAH
Braegger, Henry W., Providence
Burton, J. O., Meadow
Dabb, Clifford H., Route No. 3, Box 448, Ogden
Ericksen, Keith, 883 N. State St., Orem
Kimberlin, R. E., 2020 Arbor Lane, Salt Lake City 7
Nyland, J. S., 230 17th St., Ogden
Petterson, Harlan D., 3910 Raymond Ave., South Ogden
Price, Harold G., Sr., 1270 E. Crystal Ave., Salt Lake City 6
Shurtleff, William H., D. D. S., R. F. D. No. 3, Box 384, Ogden

VERMONT
Aldrich, A. W., R. F. D. No. 2, Box 266, Springfield
Ellis, Zenas H., Perpetual member "In Memoriam"
Hill, Lewis, Hillcrest Nurseries, Greensboro
Johnson, John R., Deer Valley Farm, Townshend
Pennington, Rev. Leslie, Moretown
Reynolds, T. Hedley, 79 Main St., Middlebury
Woodford, Mrs. Edna Almeda, Brockway's Mills, R. F. D., Chester

VIRGINIA
Burton, George L., 722 College St., Bedford
+Curthoys, George A., P. O. Box 34, Bristol
Davies, A. B., Jr., 741 Clifton St., Clifton Forge
Dickerson, T. C., Jr., 316 56th St., Newport News
Filman, O., Box 3551, Virginia Tech Station, Blacksburg
Gibbs, H. R., Linden
Jaycox. Warren C., 2869 S. Buchanon St., Fairlington
Lee, Dr. Henry, 806 Medical Arts Building, Roanoke 11
Miller, T. R., Swords Creek
Moore, R. C., Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg 13
Marten, Perry F., 6110 N. Washington Boulevard, Arlington 5
Pinner, Henry, P. O. Box 155, Suffolk
Poole, A. V., R. F. D. No. 4, Box 113, Roanoke 15
Showalter, Rev. Lewis P., R. F. D. No. 2, Box 56, Broadway
+Stoke, H. F., 1436 Watts Ave., N. W., Roanoke
Stoke, Mrs. H. F., 1436 Watts Ave., N. W., Roanoke
Stoke, Dr. John H., 21 Highland Ave., S. E., Roanoke 13
Taylor, Merritt I., Honey Meadows, Atlee
Thompson, B. H., Route No. 4, Box 212, Harrisonburg
Trader, George T., Parksley
Trump, V. A., Crewe
Welchlin, Arthur C., Route No. 1, Box 312, Farmville

WASHINGTON
Bechtol, O. W., Coulee City
Denman, George L., E. 1319 Nina Ave., Spokane 10
Eliot, Craig P., P. O. Box 158, Shelton
Erkman, John O., 2113 Symons, Richland
Fulmer, W. L., 505 Boylston Ave., Seattle 2
Ingram, Bud, Box 213, Clarkston
Jacky, Mrs. Jacob P., Route No. 3, Walla Walla
Kane, Mrs. A. E., R. F. D. No. 1, Wenatchee
Latterell, Miss Ethel, 408 N. Flora Road, Greenacres
Linkletter, Frank D., 2209 Ninth Ave., Seattle 1
Naderman, G. W., Route No. 1, Box 353, Olympia
Parker, Robert E., 412 Maple Court, Toppenish
Ross, Verel C., 4025 Rucker Ave., Everett
Shane Brothers Nut Growers, Vashon
Taylor, Harry I., Route No. 2, Cheney
§Tuttle, H. Lynn, Lynn Tuttle Nursery, Box 186, Clarkston

WEST VIRGINIA
Bailey, Gilbert E., 316 Mercer St., Princeton
Bartholomew, Miss Elizabeth Ann, West Virginia University, Morgantown
+Cook, Dr. Ernest A., 106 First St., Oak Hill
Dolin, Clarence S., Box 8, Foster
Eckerd, John K., 305 William St., Martinsburg
+Engle, Blaine W., Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of West Virginia, Goff
Building, Clarksburg
*Frye, Wilbert M., Pleasant Dale
Gardner, Sigel O., 709 Louise Ave., Morgantown
The Gold Chestnut Nursery, Arthur A. Gold, Cowen
Haines, Earl C., Shanks
Haislip, Fred, P. O. Box 1620, Logan
§Hale, Daniel. M. D., Princeton
Hartzell, Benjamin, Shepherdstown
Howard. Mrs. Carl E., The Charleston Gazette, Charleston
+Long, J. C., Box 491, Princeton
Looney, Rev. Carl, Matewah
McClung, H. E., 2100 Midland Trail, Milton
McDonald, Dr. Walter, Augusta
McGraw, S. L., Athens
+Miller, Edward, Romney
+Mish, Arnold F., Inwood
Newlon, Emmett, Rupert
Pease, Roger W., Department of Horticulture, University of West Virginia,
Morgantown
+Reed, Arthur M., Glenmont Nurseries, Moundsville
Williams, Mrs. Dan, Romney

WISCONSIN
Conway, W. M., 2105 Jefferson St., Madison
+Coulson, L. W., R. R. No. 1, Slinger
Dennis, W. J., 601 N. 97th St., Milwaukee 13
Dohlin, Edward, 208 Hollister Ave., Tomah
Eiler, William, Benton
Jach, Peter, 8613 N. 60th St., Milwaukee 16
Kral, Ray, 1121 Langlade St., Antigo
Ladwig, C. F., Route No. 2, Beloit
Martinson, John L., 408 N. Lake, Madison
Mortensen, M. C., 1119 Emmertson Road, Racine
Pederson, Harry A., 350 Jewett, Plattville
Raether, Robert, Route No. 1, Augusta
Running, M. H., 5220 North 29th St., Milwaukee 9
+Snowden, Dr. P. W., The Monroe Clinic, Monroe
Traurig, Arthur F., 13315 W. Forest Drive, Milwaukee 14

WYOMING
Muecke, Karl, Powell