460 



NUTS. 



nection. Where it is believed that any variety can oe pur- 

 chased, an asterisk follows the name. 



The smallest cultivated nut is Juglans regia microcarpa 

 (Fig. 609). The shell is thick, the kernel cor- 

 respondingly small. The largest walnut is Ju- 

 glans regia gibbosa (Fig. 610). The shell is thick, 

 hard, and roughly corrugated, and the kernel 

 quite small for so large a nut ; the flavor is said 

 to be good. Juglans intermedia fyriformis is 

 claimed to be a hybrid of the Persian walnut 

 and the black walnut. The fruit, as the name indicates, is 

 pear-shaped. The nut has the hard, thick shell of the black 



FIG. 609. Ju- 

 glans Regia 

 Microcarpa. 



FIG. 610. Juglans Regia Gibbosa. 



FIG. 6n. Juglans Regia 

 Barthieveana. 



walnut and its consequent limitation of space for the kernel, 

 but it is said to split readily and the meat to leave the shell 

 freely. A peculiar form of the walnut is shown in Fig. 611, 

 Juglans regia Barthieveana, which its originator, M. Bar- 

 thieve, of Toulon, France, says is of exceptional merit thin 

 shell, splitting easily; kernels full, rich; very prolific and 

 bearing early from seed. The following are varieties of the 

 Persian walnut : 



