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partitions, cracking easily but adhering to the kernel; kernel long, 

 wedge shaped, rather broadly grooved, bright in color, rather coarse 

 in texture, and only fairly good in quality. 



The Jewett tree is an erect, strong grower when young, and is at 

 least fairly productive. It is apparently very susceptible to a bark 

 disease which has attacked the original tree and many of those propa- 

 gated from it. Aside from the large size and striking appearance of a 

 portion of its crop there appears to be little to commend it to planters. 



The specimens illustrated on Plate LVI were grown by the Stuart 

 Pecan Company, Ocean Springs, Miss. 



PABST PECAN. 

 [PLATE LVI.] 



The original tree of the Pabst pecan is one of a number of seedlings 

 on the grounds of the late William B. Schmidt, of New Orleans, at his 

 country place at Ocean Springs, Miss. These trees were grown from 

 nuts from unknown sources obtained in New Orleans about 1875. The 

 Pabst tree proved to be an especially strong grower, yielding nuts of 

 large size and plump kernel, and was first propagated by Mr. Charles 

 E. Pabst, of Ocean Springs, in 1890. It was named in 1893 in honor 

 of Mr. Pabst by Mr. B. M. Young, of Morgan City, La., who has 

 done much to clear up the uncertainties regarding names and to 

 determine the relative merits of pecan varieties. 



The Pabst tree was over 5 feet in circumference when badly damaged 

 by a severe wind and rain storm October 9, 1893, which destroyed 

 most of its top. It has been replaced by two thrifty sprouts from the 

 root of the original tree, which in 1903 were good-sized trees, 27 and 

 21 inches in circumference, respectively, and bearing nuts. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Size large, averaging about 45 to 55 nuts per pound; form short, 

 cylindrical, with a very blunt, broadly grooved apex; color dull gray, 

 heavily splashed with purplish black; shell thick, hard; partitions 

 rather thick; cracking quality medium; kernel plump, smooth, with 

 broad grooves, bright straw color; texture fine; flavor delicate; quality 

 very good. 



The Pabst is a very sturdy, upright tree with stocky gray-green 

 young wood, sparsely sprinkled with large dots. It appears to be 

 fairly productive where it has been under test for a sufficient time to 

 test its bearing habit. 



The specimens illustrated on Plate LVI were grown by Mr. Charles 

 E. Pabst, Ocean Springs, Miss. 



