316 YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



curved, quadrangular apex; color rather bright yellowish brown, 

 with few and narrow velvety black markings; shell very thin and 

 quite brittle, with thin and soft partitions, cracking easily; kernel 

 plump, smooth, and full to the tip, with rather narrow but shallow 

 grooves, releasing the shell easily ; kernel color bright golden brown, 

 texture fine, meaty, and solid; flavor rich, nutty, and free from 

 astringence; quality very good. 



Because of the locality of its origin this variety is worthy of test- 

 ing throughout the more western pecan districts, both for family use 

 and as a commercial variety. Its productiveness and excellent crack- 

 ing quality compensate to a considerable extent for its lack of size. 



The specimens illustrated on Plate XXXVI, figure 1, were grown 

 on a top-grafted tree by Mr. E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Tex. 



PRESIDENT PECAN. 

 ( SYNONYM : President .Roosevelt. ) 



The original tree of the President was grown by Griffing Brothers, 

 of Macclenny, Fla., about 1889, from a nut obtained by them at 

 Bagdad, Fla. The tree was sold by them in 1891 with other seed- 

 lings to a customer who planted it in Jacksonville, Fla., where it 

 now stands. The tree is reported to have begun bearing six years 

 after it was transplanted to Jacksonville, and has borne from 70 

 to 120 pounds of nuts per year in recent years prior to 1907, when 

 it was defoliated by a hailstorm in May, which destroyed the crop. 

 Its propagation was begun about 1902, and it was named and cata- 

 logued for sale by the originators in 1903 as " President Roosevelt." 

 In 1904 the name was changed to " President " by the introducers. 



The tree is described as a symmetrical, upright grower, but less 

 vigorous than Rome and Van Deman. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Form oblong, compressed, with a rather sharply pointed base, and 

 quadrangular apex with prominent point; color bright yellowish 

 brown, with a few narrow and broken black stripes near apex; size 

 large 45 to 50 per pound ; shell of medium thickness for so large a 

 nut, with thin and soft partitions, cracking easily ; kernel long, rather 

 deeply and narrowly grooved, but plump and releasing shell easily; 

 kernel color bright and attractive, texture rather fine-grained for so 

 large a nut; flavor pleasant, free from astringence; quality very 

 good. 



This variety is considered one of the most promising large sorts 

 that has originated in Florida and is considered worthy of testing 

 in that State and adjacent pecan districts. 



The specimens illustrated on Plate XXXVI, figure 2, were 

 grown in Jacksonville, Fla. 



