The purpose of this experimental work was to devise some method of procedure in the bench grafting of nut trees which would be reliable and practical, especially if done during January, February, and March. The whip or tongue method with variation in thinness of tongue to make closely fitting unions, was employed. For the Persian walnut cions, black walnut, butternut and Persian walnut roots were used, and for the pecan cions, hardy Indiana and ordinary southern pecan seedlings, whole root and piece root, were used. Part of the grafts were planted outdoors in nursery rows as soon as made and part were placed in soil or decayed sawdust in a cool greenhouse. This was for the purpose of determining whether or not it would prove advantageous to go to the extra expense and trouble of placing the grafts under greenhouse conditions until April or May. Ground beds were used and thus bottom heat was not applied.

PERSIAN WALNUTS.

There were 287 grafts of San Jose, Concord and Franquette Persian walnuts, made from February 15 to April 4, which were planted in nursery rows very soon after being made. Only 40 of these were alive in October, the best results being obtained with San Jose on black walnut stocks. Sixty-four walnut grafts were placed in decayed sawdust in the greenhouse in February and March and of these 22 were alive early in May when they were taken out.

PECANS.

The pecan grafts, set in nursery rows as soon as made, numbered 474 and consisted of the following varieties: Mantura, Appomattox, Frotscher, Moneymaker, Van Deman, Stuart, and Pabst. Only one of these, a Pabst on a piece root, lived during the season.

The grafts which were placed in the greenhouse gave pretty good results as shown by the following data given respectively under the headings "Earth Bed" and "Decayed Sawdust."

EARTH BED.

Jan. 14. 10 Moneymaker on Indiana stocks, not waxed. 8 alive in May.
10 Moneymaker on Indiana stocks, waxed 4 alive in May.
Feb. 14. 10 Mantura on Indiana stocks, not waxed. 8 alive in May.
15 Moneymaker on Indiana stocks, not waxed.11 alive in May.
Mar. 8. 33 Stuart on Indiana stocks, not waxed.20 alive in May.
30 Stuart on Indiana piece roots, not waxed.15 alive in May.
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Totals10866

DECAYED SAWDUST.

Feb. 14.25 Mantura on Indiana stocks, not waxed.6 alive in May.
Mar. 8.12 Stuart on Indiana stocks, not waxed.12 alive in May.
23 Stuart on Indiana stocks, not waxed.21 alive in May.
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Totals6039