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ways produce fruit earlier. For directions, concerning graft- 

 ing, see general directions elsewhere in this book. 



There has been too little attention given to the commercial 

 growing of pecan trees to enable one to procure any definite 

 sorts from nurserymen. The varieties here enumerated have 

 generally been named by their discoverers or propagators, 



FIG. 591. Protscher. PIG. 592. Idlewild. 



and are mostly taken from their reports to the United States 

 Pomologist. Correspondence with these parties is suggested 

 to those who wish to obtain the choicest kinds thus far known. 



VARIETIES OF PECANS. 



Biloxi. (Mrs. W. R. Stuart, Ocean Springs. Miss.) Medium size, 

 cylindrical, pointed at each end ; surface quite regular, light brown ; 

 shell thin ; cracking qualities medium ; kernel plump, with yellow- 



PIG. 593- Jewett. 



ish-brown surface; free from astringency, of good quality, and 

 keeps well without becoming rancid. Introduced several years 

 ago by the late W. R. Stuart as Mexican Paper-Shell, but the 

 name has since been changed to Biloxi. 



