496 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



medium size, averaging one and one eighth by one and one fourth by 

 one and one half inches, runs largely to average size, has very few large 

 or small nuts, form is regular and somewhat elongated, the surface is 

 quite smooth and the ridges not very prominent ; the nuts are uniform 

 in size but vary considerably in shape and smoothness, some quite 

 elongated, others nearly round, but the shell is thin and strong. The 

 nuts are poorly sealed. The septum is almost free from the shell, so 

 that the nut can be very easily opened with the fingers and the whole 

 meat taken out intact. Kernel full size, quite smooth with compara- 

 tively few convolutions, averages 50 per cent or more of the total weight 

 of the nut. Flavor mild and pleasant with no pronounced character. 

 The tree makes a vigorous growth and the foliage is very abimdant and 

 thrifty. The foliation period is quite early, about the same as all Santa 

 Barbara seedlings, having a growth of about six inches by the eighth of 

 April. It comes into bearing early and is a heavy bearer and the harvest 

 season is early. It is very susceptible to blight and the nuts are some- 

 times verA' badly perforated. 



Ware's Prolific. 



AVare's Prolific also originated from a Santa Barbara soft shell seed- 

 ling at Garden Grove, California. This is rather a large nut even on 

 old trees. It is oval, quite elongated and elliptical, base and apex equal 

 breadth, pointed at both ends. It is quite smooth and has conspicuous 

 longitudinal grooves which give it a characteristic appearance. The 

 nuts are very uniform, but poorly scaled; meat is decidedly plump and 

 well filled, averaging about 50 per cent, but is quite dark, ranging from 

 amber to dark brown, and in many cases nearly black. Flavor is mild 

 and pleasant. The tree comes out early in the spring, makes a fairly 

 vigorous growth, forming much fruit wood, which makes the tree low 

 and spreading. It is well filled with fruit spurs and the foliage is 

 abundant and thrifty. The harvest season is early. It is one of the 

 mo,st precocious varieties we have, coming into bearing Avhen very young. 

 It is subject to blight the same as the other soft shell seedlings and very 

 prone to perforation. This nut is worthy of consideration on account 

 of its heavy and early bearing, as a tree for interplanting for a few years. 



Chase. 



The Chase variety originated in a tree near "Whittier and has been 

 widely propagated by Mr. Rideout of "Whittier, California. This origi- 

 nal Chase nut is medium to large in size on young trees, but small on 

 older trees. In form it is broadly oval or rounded; apex and base of 

 equal breadth, apex terminating in a short and pronounced point. Sur- 

 face is quite smooth. Nut not so very uniform in size. They are badly 

 sealed, the meat is plump and well filled, averaging nearly 50 per cent 

 of total weight. Flavor is mild. This tree comes out earlier than the 

 average Santa Barbara seedling. The growth is very vigorous and 

 thrifty and the foliage abimdant. The nuts are harvested early and it 

 is a very heavy bearer, but is somewhat subject to blight. It is a good 

 type of the Santa Barbara soft shell, except that the nuts are small. 



