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SCHLEY. 



(SYNONYM: Admiral Schley.) 



This variety is a seedling of the Stuart, grown from nuts from the 

 original tree of that variety at Pascagoula, Miss. , planted about 1881 

 by Mr. A. G. Delmas, Scrantcm, Miss., upon whose grounds the origi- 

 nal tree of the Schley still stands. It is considered by the originator 

 the best of a large number of seedlings grown by him. He named it 

 ' 4 Schley " in 1898, and began its propagation by top-grafting in 1900. 

 In 1902 Mr. D. L. Pierson, of Monticello, Fla., secured scions from the 

 original tree and catalogued and introduced it as "Admiral Schley,'* 



under which name it has been quite widely disseminated. 







DESCRIPTION. 



Size medium to large, quite variable, ranging from 45 to 60 per 

 pound; form quite variable, oblong conic to long obovate, with conical 

 apex; color golden brown, with few purple splashes toward apex; shell 

 very thin, partitions thin and brittle, cracking very easily; kernel long, 

 slender, bright, rather deeply and narrowly grooved, but releasing the 

 shell so easily that the entire kernel can readily be removed with- 

 out mutilation; texture fine grained; flavor delicate, sweet, and rich; 

 quality very good. 



The thinness of shell, attractive color, and fine quality of this nut 

 leave little to be desired in a dessert pecan, but the slenderness of the 

 kernel is objectionable from the confectioner's standpoint. The crop 

 is quite variable as to quantity, and the nuts vary considerably in size 

 and form. 



The tree is a rather slender grower, with bright brownish-green 

 young wood, with numerous large, light dots. The original tree, now 

 25 years old, bore about 125 pounds of nuts in 1905. The variety 

 should be tested in all districts near the Gulf of Mexico. 



The nuts illustrated on Plate LXV were grown at Scranton, Miss. 



SUCCESS. 



The original tree of the Success pecan stands on the grounds of the 

 late William B. Schmidt, at Ocean Springs, Miss., where it was grown 

 from a nut supposed to have been planted by him about 1890. The 

 attractiveness and superior quality of its crop were noticed by Mr, 

 Theodore Bechtel in 1901, who began its propagation in the spring of 

 1902. The variety was named and introduced by Mr. Bechtel in 1903. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Size large, running about 45 to 50 nuts fl^r pound; form oblong, 

 with rather sharply conical base and blunt apex; color grayish brown, 

 with rather heavy purple stripes, especially toward apex; shell of 



