PAPER SHELL WALNUTS 33 



The nuts of this variety are of medium size, 

 ripening about three weeks earlier than any 

 other walnuts then grown in the State. The 

 meat is white and unsurpassed in flavor. The 

 thin shell is also light-colored. The tree bears 

 enormous crops, and about its only defect is 

 that it may, on occasion, be caught by the late 

 spring frosts. But even with this defect, it pro- 

 duces a larger crop of nuts than any other tree 

 that I have seen. 



Without doubt the most productive walnut 

 tree in America and perhaps on earth is one of 

 these Santa Rosas, now standing at Campbell, 

 Santa Clara County, California. The owner 

 writes me as follows: "Regarding the Santa 

 Rosa walnut tree, we kept no record of the first 

 few crops. The record since is as follows: 



1897 .... 250 Ibs. 1904 . . .481 Ibs. 



1898 .... 300 " 1905 .... 250 ' 



1899 .... 229 " 1906 .... 200 " 



1900 .... 600 " 1907 .... 380 " 



1901 .... 237 " 1908 .... 712 ' 



1902 .... 478 " 1909 .... 575 " 



1903 .... 380 " 1910 .... 600 " 



These nuts have always sold for from two to 

 five cents more per pound than the 'No. IV 

 from southern California." 



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