168 THE NUT CULTURIST. 



EARLY TEXAN (Louis Biediger, Idle wild, Tex.). 

 Size above medium, short, cylindrical, with rounded 

 base and blunt conical crown ; shell quite thick, shell 

 lining thick, astringent ; cracking qualities medium ; 

 kernel not very plump, of mild, nutty flavor; quality 

 good. 



GEORGIA MELON. Size above medium, short, 

 rather blunt at apex ; cracking quality medium ; shell 

 rather thick ; kernel plump, brown ; meat yellow, mod- 

 erately tender, pleasant, good. 



GONZALES (T. V. Munson, Denison, Tex.). Above 

 medium size, with firm, clear shell ; quality excellent. 

 Originated in Gonzales county, Tex. 



HARCOURT. Size medium, short, slightly acorn- 

 shaped ; cracking qualities medium ; shell rather thick, 

 but very smooth inside ; kernel short, very plump ; meat 

 yellow, very tender, rich, very good. 



LONGFELLOW. Size medium, oblong, cylindrical, 

 somewhat irregular, enlarging from base to near crown, 

 then sharply conical to the apex ; cracking qualities not 

 first-class ; shell of medium thickness ; kernel plump 

 but rather thin, light-colored; meat white, sweetish, 

 rich, good. 



PRIMATE (W. R. Stuart, Ocean Springs, Miss.) Of 

 medium size, slender, rather long ; shell thin ; quality 

 good; ripens in September, thirty days before other 

 nuts. 



RIBERA. Size above medium, oblong ovate ; crack- 

 ing qualities good ; shell thin ; kernel plump, light 

 brown, free from the bitter, red, corky growth which 

 adheres to the shell ; meat yellow, tender, with rich, 

 delicate, pleasant flavor. 



FAUST. A South Carolina variety of medium to 

 large size, medium shell and good quality. 



FROTSCHER. A Louisiana variety of large size, very 

 thin shell, and plump kernel of good quality. 



