he NNGA membership by
mentioning it in nut tree articles for local and regional publications.
As an example, Mr. H. F. Stoke wrote a short article on Chinese
chestnuts for the "Southern Agriculturist", February, 1948 issue. At the
end he stated that a list of nurseries selling Chinese chestnut and
other nut trees could be obtained from the NNGA Secretary's office. To
date (January 26, 1948) more than 50 requests have been received and
each day brings more. Along with the nursery list, these correspondents
receive information about the Northern Nut Growers Association, so any
sudden increase in our membership in the States from North Carolina to
Texas can be ascribed to this bit of publicity.

STYLE MANUAL

Mr. Clarence A. Reed, our retiring President (1946-47), has a suggestion
for writers for publication:

"An authoritative guide for writers is the _STYLE MANUAL_ issued by the
U. S. Government Printing Office (Washington 25, D. C.) Its use by
Association writers would go far toward standardizing their papers and
in simplifying the work of editing. The 1945 edition contains 435 pages.
Cloth bound $1.50. Paper cover 35c. There is no charge for postage."

1948 MEETING

The dates selected by the Directors for the 39th Annual Meeting of the
Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc. are September 13, 14, and 15. The
place is Norris, Tennessee. Norris is about 25 miles from Knoxville.

J. C. McDANIEL, Secretary,
c/o Tennessee Department of Agriculture,
Nashville 3, Tennessee.

Hybrid Walnut Scions Offered for Nut Breeding

(The following note seems to me to belong in the NNGA Report, even
though it wasn't on the program. It is an invitation to the
experimenters to get something they might want.--J. Russell Smith.)

Thomas R. Haig, M.D., 3344 H. St., Sacramento, California, reports a
promising cross of northern California black X Persian walnut: "The nuts
are fertile. This hybrid produces =pistillate flowers only=, lending
itself easily to pollination with the various varieties of Persian.
Should any experimenter wish scions he is welcome. Such scions could
save considerable time.

"The tree is now 9-10 years old. I obtained 5 nuts in 1947, by
back-crossing the hybrid to Persian walnut. One seedling obtained
previously by this hybridization is not yet bearing."

Other members who have available scions of promising hybrids or other
new varieties of nut trees are invited to communicate promptly with the
Sec