The prize winning black walnuts exhibited and the prizes awarded are noted in the table of page 154. There is but one species of walnuts of the black walnut class native in the north eastern United States, the eastern black walnut, _Juglans nigra_. In this contest specimens of the Texas black walnut, _Juglans rupestris_, and of the California black walnut, _Juglans hindsii_ were entered. Tests on these two black walnuts are noted for the purpose of record although no characteristics of value were noted. The California black walnut has a smoother shell than the eastern black walnut. The Texas black walnut has beautiful willowy foliage and grows very late in the fall and holds its leaves much longer than the other walnuts and it is of dwarf habit of growth. Tests on the Werner black walnut are noted because it is the largest black walnut we have. The black walnuts sent in this year were much poorer on the whole than those exhibited in some years. Some well known trees bore scarcely a nut. Some well known propagated black walnuts were tested but only two of them tested out high enough to get into the prize winning class, the Thomas and Ten Eyck. From what we know of the variation of nuts particularly of black walnuts, it is evident that we must test black walnuts more than one year to get a good idea of their value. The nut sent in by John S. Bomberges is particularly noticeable on account of the unusually fine flavor of the kernel and would seem to be a standard of excellence for black walnut kernels. Other black walnuts received from: William A. Agner, Rockport, Ind., R. F. D. No. 1. George A. Ede, Cobden, Ill. M. H. Hoover, Lockport, N. Y. C. S. Ketchum, Middlefield, Ohio. (Nuts No. 1, 3, 5, 11, 12). A. H. Lang, 1628 Collingwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio, (Nut No. 1). James E. Ripley, Tippecanoe, O., R. F. D. No. 2. (Nut No. 2). S. A. Toy, Freeman, W. Va. (Nut No. 1). G. G. Truman, Perrysville, Ohio. Box 167. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Peanut black walnut. Ira C. Wilson, New Truxton, Mo. BLACK WALNUTS KEY: A: Species B: Prize awarded C: Average weight of nut D: Average weight of kernel E: Average weight of kernel that dropped out after cracking F: Average weight of kernel that could be easily picked out with fingers after cracking G: Average cracking pressure H: Proportion of kernel I: Cracking quality absolute J: Cracking quality commercial K: Size (10) K: Form (5) M: Color of shell (5) N: Husking quality (5) O: Thinness of shell (10) P: Cracking quality commercial (20) Q: Cracking quality absolute (5) R: Color of kernel (5) S: Proportion of kernel (15) T: Quality of kernel (20) U: Total points awarded (100)