N. N. G. A., pp.
87-88, for a description of the Twin T budding method.--Ed.]

Here are the percentage takes for chestnut propagation this year. Of
course I don't know how many of these buds will later drop off.

1. Pollen-sterile Japanese on Japanese stock. Late summer buds 100%

2. Austin Japanese on Japanese Stock. Late summer buds 86%

3. Hobson Chinese on Chinese. Late summer buds 75%

4. Zimmerman Chinese on Chinese. Late summer buds 50%

5. Colossal hybrid on Japanese stock. Spring grafts 60%

I had a nice crop of Chinese chestnuts on my young Hobson and Zimmerman
trees. The 1947 nuts were exceptionally large. One 3-year seedling bore
1 bur with 3 nuts fully as large. Connecticut Yankee bore for the first
time, 3 nuts to a bur, but very small, scarcely 1/2" in diameter. (You
will notice I budded none of this variety!) (Perhaps mislabeled
seedling.--Ed.)

I have about 100 nuts from isolated trees that were hand pollinated, as
follows: Austin x Hobson, Austin x Zimmerman, Hobson x Austin and Hobson
x Zimmerman.

I have altogether 3 quarts of select nuts stored in the refrigerator. So
far they are keeping nicely. (I dusted them with Fermate, hope it
doesn't affect germination.)

Notes on Some Kansas and Kentucky Pecans in Central Texas

A letter to the Secretary from O. S. Gray, nurseryman at Arlington,
Texas, October 28, 1947, has some interesting notes on two standard
northern pecans, three new varieties from Kansas, and the Moore variety,
one of the earliest maturing among southern pecans:

We are propagating Major and Greenriver from Kentucky; Coy, Tissue Paper
and Johnson from southeastern Kansas; and Brake from eastern North
Carolina.

Several years ago we used quite a few pecan trees of the Moore variety
in planting around Tulsa. We though it would be a dandy because of its
early maturity in the fall. I find that early fall maturity is only one
important factor. The other is the date of starting growth in the
spring. Moore seems to start out a little early in the spring and that
disadvantage seems to limit it in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. I also
believe this might be a factor in using this variety in northern
locations. [Moore originated in north Florida from Texas seed--Ed.]

I have been considerably impressed with the Johnson variety. It matures
two or three weeks ahead of Moore in the fall. The only data that