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of the most interesting yet introduced is the Eulalia, which was origi- 

 nated by Mr. M. Fayan, of Olive, Cal., as one of several seedlings 

 from seed of the "Advance" planted by him in 1897. The Advance 

 tree from which the seed was secured stood beside a red-fruited seed- 

 ling tree, which is supposed to be the staminate parent. When the 

 seedling bore its first crop in 1893 the red color of its fruit, which 

 extends through the flesh as a distinct pinkish tinge, attracted atten- 

 tion, and Mr. Fayan at once began its propagation. He at first named 

 it "Red Eulalia," but in May, 1904, reduced this to " Eulalia," in con- 

 formity with the code of nomenclature of the American Pomological 

 Society. So far as known to the writer the variety has not been pre- 

 viously published or described. Its dissemination was begun by Mr. 

 Payan in 1905. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Form truncate pyriform to obovate pyriform, borne in large, rather 

 loose terminal clusters on stout woolly stems inserted without depres- 

 sion; surface smooth, sparsely covered with light down; apex depressed; 

 basin irregular, abrupt, corrugated; calyx segments broad, short, 

 downy, converging; eye medium, partially open; color orange yellow, 

 blushed, and washed with red when tree-ripened and overspread with a 

 thin bloom; dots numerous, aureole, light gray; skin thick, tough, 

 acid; flesh pinkish, translucent, orange, melting, tender, very juicy; 

 seeds of medium size, rather numerous; flavor subacid; quality good. 

 Season, February to May in Orange County, Cal. 



The tree is reported to be a rather vigorous grower, spreading and 

 productive, and has thus far shown no blight. 



The cluster illustrated on Plate LXIV was grown at Olive, Cal., and 

 is rather below the usual size of the variety grown at that place. 



PECANS. 



[PLATE LXV.] 



Interest in the pecan as an orchard nut continues to increase, and a 

 large number of named varieties are now offered by southern nursery- 

 men in the form of budded and grafted trees. Aside from the ten 

 varieties described and illustrated in 1904 ft but few of these have yet 

 been fruited outside of the localities where they originated or on other 

 than their original trees. Of the numerous new sorts that have come 

 under the observation of the writer, the following are considered dis 

 tinctly promising and worthy of test in their respective climatic 

 regions. 



For an illustration of the Advance loquat, see Yearbook of the Department of 

 Agriculture for 1901, PI. LIL 



6 Promising New Fruits, Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture for 1904, pp. 

 405-416, Pis. LVI and LVII. 



