bottom, Mr. Lake. There is quite
a long bottom by the creek where the butternut grows profusely. We have
the same tree on the farm that Senator Bourne and I own. Hundreds of
those trees grow in the woods there. It's rich alluvial soil.

Mr. Lake: The fact that it is rich alluvial soil does not usually bar
coniferous trees; it may in your section.

Mr. Littlepage: There are none there.

Mr. Reed: The slide before us shows typical black walnuts that are
almost as common, perhaps more so, in many parts of the area under
discussion, than the butternut. This photograph was taken in Michigan
where the trees are growing along fence rows without cultivation or
special attention. No one knows whether the nuts of those trees are of
special value or not. It merely shows the starting point for improvement
in the walnut. We come now to the Persian walnut, which Mr. Lake will
discuss more fully in a few minutes. This is one of the trees we will
probably have an opportunity to see this afternoon. It is between Mr.
Rush's nursery and the station, on the right hand side as you are going
out. Just above the top of the fence you will notice a dark line which
indicates the point of union. The Persian walnut was grafted on the
black stock. The Persian is of slightly greater diameter. Now we have
Mr. Rush in his walnut nursery. These are seedling walnuts in their
third year.

Mr. Rush: Second year.

Mr. Reed: Second year from the time of planting. You will notice the
luxuriant growth. The next slide shows the methods of propagation. This
is the first step in the operation. The knife is similar to those on the
tables in the Court House. The next slide shows the second stage in the
operation where the bark has been lifted and Mr. Rush holds the bud of
the Persian walnut in the fingers of his left hand, and the next slide
shows the bud in position and being held firmly by a finger of the left
hand. As soon as it is in position like that, Mr. Rush lifts the
pencil--the instrument that he holds in the right hand and folds the
bark back over the new bud and then cuts it on the outside, so that he
makes a perfect fit. If anything, the bark of the black walnut overlaps
slightly the bark of the bud, and the third step in the operation is the
wrapping. Below, right at this point, is a completed operation. That was
done in August, using buds of the present season's growth, and in about
how many days is it that you take off the wrapping?

Mr. Ru