THE PRESIDENT:  I wish to say that a tree of the Mayette variety or one greatly resembling it has been living in Pennsylvania for fifteen years and bearing crops.  There is little doubt that the Mayette is the best walnut on the market.

MR. LITTLEPAGE:  Well, is there anything really surprising, when you consider the origin of these trees?  These varieties originally came from the Grenoble district in France.  France lies north of the 42d parallel.  This is the northern boundary of Pennsylvania and runs through Michigan.  But France has a maritime climate.

THE PRESIDENT:  If I may act as geographer for a moment, there are two things in connection with the foreign climate.  The maritime climate is cooler in summer and milder in winter.  Over here fungus invasion does great harm but the climate there is detrimental to the fungi and keeps them in subjection.  I call attention again to that Mayette in Pennsylvania for sixteen years, as a matter of fact, not theory, an achievement on which we can act with some certainty.

The hour for adjournment has come.  This afternoon at 1:30 we have been invited to visit nut trees in the neighborhood in automobiles kindly loaned for the occasion.  Tonight at 8 we meet here again.

THE SECRETARY:  I want to say a word in regard to Mr. Baker’s remarks.  The purpose of this association is chiefly educational, but in order that we may be educational, and in order that we may give the man in the street some definite information, in response to his inquiries, we ourselves must first investigate these matters, such as the question of varieties.  This is a point that appeals to me particularly.  People ask me what nuts to plant, and how to plant them.  We must advise them.  One thing that we may tell them is that it is advisable to plant about the grounds high priced, grafted nut trees.  It is not advisable to plant high class, grafted trees along fences or roads.  They will usually do badly or fail.  Grafted trees require careful attention and proper treatment.  The proper thing to do along fences and roadsides is to graft the native nut trees already established there, or to plant native nuts abundantly in order that later we may have established nut trees to graft.

Adjournment at 12:30 P.M.

WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION

The evening session was called to order at 8:40 P.M. by President Smith.  The total attendance of the evening was approximately one hundred.

The evening was devoted to two stereopticon lectures, the first being slides by Professor Fagan, illustrating the lecture of the afternoon on the “Nut Survey of Pennsylvania.”

This was followed by an illustrated lecture by Dr. J. Russell Smith, President of the Association.

NEW TREE CROPS AND A NEW AGRICULTURE

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

DR. J. RUSSELL SMITH, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA