The Bulletin. 



RECORD OF PECAN GROWTH AND MATURITY— SEASON VJIQ— Continued. 



Record of Record of 



Varieties. BuddinK-out New (Jrowth 



March 22, I'JIO. April 6. I'JIO. 



Alley liuds bursting.. 



Magnum Buds bursting. . 



Randall Buds bursting.. 



Senator Buds bursting. . 



Robson. - Buds opening 



right out. 



Georgia Buds opening 



right out. 



San Saba — Very tender here. 



5 in. long-.. 



4 in. long.- 

 7 in. long-.- 



5 in. long.-- 



6 in. long... 

 6 in. long... 



Record of Maturity, 



Taken November 28, 



I'JIO, After KiUing 



Frost November 1. 



A few leaves hanging 



on. 

 A few leaves hanging 



on. 

 Many dead leaves 



hanging on. 



Many dead leaves 

 hanging on. 



Many dead leaves 

 hanging on. 



Record of Winter 



Condition of Twigs 



and Terminals, Taken 



December 12, 1010. 



Soft and immature. 

 Soft and immature. 

 Soft and immature. 



Very soft and imma- 

 ture. 



Very soft and imma- 

 ture. 



All trees died. 



HARDY VARIETIES. 



In the preceding tabulated report it has been the effort to classify 

 the varieties as nearly as possible into groups having about the same 

 degree of hardiness. Since nearly all of the named varieties of 

 pecans have originated in the most southerly States, it is evident that 

 for North Carolina and northward varieties must be selected with 

 an idea to hardiness. To do this, we must select varieties that will 

 remain dormant until after danger of late spring frosts, but after 

 starting will grow rapidly and mature buds and terminals within our 

 growing season. Many southern varieties of pecans start into growth 

 with us before it is safe for them to do so, and get their early growth 

 and fruit buds killed by late frosts. Many, it will be seen from the 

 table, require a longer growing season than ours and do not mature 

 their buds and terminals sufficiently to get safely through our winter 

 season. The varieties wanted for northern planting are, in short, 

 those that start late, grow fast, and ripen early. Although thousands 

 of seedling pecans are growing in North Carolina, there is not a 

 single one that I know of that has been or is at present being propa- 

 gated. Many of our seedling nuts are well filled and of good flavor, 

 but are too small in size to be propagated, when we have better varie- 

 ties that can be grown successfully in our State. There is no doubt 

 that sooner or later a native North Carolina variety of pecan will be 

 found that will be a distinct addition to existing variety lists and 

 that will be especially suited for growing in this State. 



In Virginia two large, thin-shell varieties have been found and are 

 now being propagated and disseminated. These are the Mantura. 

 which originated in Surry County, and the Appomattox, which origi- 

 nated at Petersburg. These hardy varieties are of great advantage 

 because they extend the area of pecan growing much north of where 

 it was supposed the pecan would succeed. 



In our variety collection we have had these pecans under test for 

 only two years, and therefore have not fruited them. They have, 



