PI. 211. 







A SICILIAN PISTAt HE TREE IN CALIFORNIA. PISTACIA VERA, S. P. I. No. 127-.'. 



Early introductions of the pistache nut trees made by Fairchild and Swingle from Greece and 

 Syria in 1899 and 1900 have grown well in California and their behavior has been under observa- 

 tion for some time by Messrs. W. T. Swingle and G. P. Rixford. The prospect of commercial 

 pistache nut culture in California is emphasized by the vigor and health of this tree, introduced 

 by Mr. T. H. Kearney from Bronte, Sicily, in 1905. It is a female and fruiting this season. Pho- 

 tographed (P19669FS) by P. H. Dorsett, Chico, Cal., Field Station, May 9, 1916. 



