37

Some Notes on the Japanese Walnut in North America--Prof. J. A.
Neilson 39

Thirty Years Experience in the Care of Scionwood--F. O. Harrington 46

Experiments and Observations in Searching for Best Seedling Nut
Trees--J. F. Wilkinson 51

More Nuts--Less Meat--Dr. J. H. Kellogg 57

Induced Immunity to Chestnut Blight--Dr. G. A. Zimmerman 68

Plant Patent Act--Thomas P. Littlepage 73

Banquet 77

President's Address 81

Report of the Secretary 87

Business Session 89

Treasurer's Report 91

Harvesting and Marketing the Native Nut Crop of the North--C. A.
Reed 92

Beechnuts--Willard G. Bixby 100

The 1929 Contest--Willard G. Bixby 104

Attendance Record 117

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

_President_ J. A. NEILSON, HORT. DEPT. M. S. C., EAST LANSING,
MICH.

_Vice-President_ C. F. WALKER, 2851 E OVERLOOK ROAD, CLEVELAND
HEIGHTS, OHIO

_Secretary_ W. G. BIXBY, 32 GRAND AVE., BALDWIN, N. Y.

_Treasurer_ KARL W. GREENE, RIDGE ROAD, N. W., WASHINGTON, D.
C.

_DIRECTORS_

J. A. NEILSON, C. F. WALKER, DR. W. C. DEMING, K. W. GREENE, W. G.
BIXBY, S. W. SNYDER

_COMMITTEES_

_Auditing_--Z. H. ELLIS, L. H. MITCHELL

_Executive_--J. A. NEILSON, C. F. WALKER, A. S. COLBY, K. W. GREENE,
W. G. BIXBY, S. W. SNYDER

_Finance_--T. P. LITTLEPAGE, W. G. BIXBY, W. C. DEMING

_Press and Publication_--J. RUSSELL SMITH, R. T. OLCOTT, W. C.
DEMING, K. W. GREENE, Z. H. ELLIS, A. S. COLBY

_Membership_--F. H. FREY, R. T. OLCOTT, J. W. HERSHEY, Z. H. ELLIS,
K. W. GREENE, F. O. HARRINGTON

_Program_--W. C. DEMING, A. S. COLBY, S. W. SNYDER, C. A. REED, C.
F. WALKER, R. T. OLCOTT

_Hybrids and Promising Seedlings_--C. A. REED, W. G. BIXBY, HOWARD
SPENCE, J. A. NEILSON, S. W. SNYDER, R. T. MORRIS

_Nomenclature_--C. A. REED, R. T. MORRIS, W. G. BIXBY, J. A.
NEI