Mr. Corsan: Every second year there is an immense crop on one of the persimmon trees; they are a male and female, I think. You can't see the branches for the fruit, and the thermometer there falls to 22 degrees below zero. The Chairman: You can graft the male trees with pistillate grafts if you want to, or you can transfer grafts both ways. The persimmon and pawpaw will undoubtedly both grow at Toronto. They are not indigenous there because of natural checks to development in their sprouting stage, but if you buy Indiana stock for Toronto, such transplanted trees will both grow there, I am sure. This is not quite relevant to Prof. Smith's paper. It seems to me that Prof. Smith gave us a very comprehensive resume of facts bearing upon the situation, perhaps not particularly calling for discussion. We are very glad to have his arraignment of facts. The next paper on the program will be that of Dr. Deming. While Dr. Deming is getting ready, I would like to have the trees shown. Mr. Jones will speak about his pecans, these specimens of young trees here. Mr. Jones: These are pecans that Mr. Roper brought up from the Arrowfield Nurseries. (Here Mr. Jones described the trees.) The Chairman: Would those trees grow after they have been dried as much as that? Mr. Jones: I don't think so; pecans don't stand much drying. The Chairman: No, unless you cut off all the roots. Prof. Smith: If we should dig up a tree like this and cut it off a foot and a half down, would it be all right to transplant it? Mr. Jones: Yes, if your season should not be too dry. The Chairman: What has been your experience with the Stringfellow method of cutting off every single root? Mr. Jones: We cut the tap-roots off, but leave an inch of the lateral roots. The Chairman: I think you can do better by following the Stringfellow method and cutting off all the laterals. Prof. Smith: If you were going to transplant those for your own use where would you cut them off? Mr. Jones: About here, a foot and a half down. The Secretary: And the top? Mr. Jones: Yes, sir, I'd reduce the top about that much; I think we will have to work for a better root for the North. BEGINNING WITH NUTS DR. W. C. DEMING, WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK CITY In his official capacity as secretary of the Northern Nut Growers Association the writer is frequently asked, by persons wishing to grow nuts, about climate, soils, varieties and methods. The following observations are intended to apply only to the northeastern United States, the country lying east of the Rockies and north of the range of the southern pecan. They are intended more for the person who already has his land, or is restricted in his range, than for the one who can range wide for larger operations and will study deeper before deciding.