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and blunt apex; color dark brown splashed toward apex and dotted 

 on flattened sides with purplish black markings; shell very thin, 

 brittle; partitions thin and fragile; cracking quality excellent; ker- 

 nel bright brown, smooth, usually plump, narrowly grooved ; texture 

 firm, fine grained ; flavor pleasant ; quality good. 



In form and habit of growth the Havens tree resembles its parent, 

 although it is rather more symmetrical than that variety. Its bear- 

 ing habits are also very much the same. Mrs. Havens reports that 

 this variety is a vigorous grower and a heavy annual bearer, but says 

 that the nuts from the parent tree are rather inclined to be defective 

 in plumpness. Mr. F. H. Lewis, of Pascagoula, Miss., who has had 

 trees in bearing for some years, reports little trouble in that respect. 

 In his opinion its productiveness, thinness of shell, and excellent 

 cracking qualities make it one of the most promising varieties for 

 planting in the Gulf coast region at the present time. The speci- 

 mens examined at the Department of Agriculture during the past 

 several years have not shown an objectionable number of defective 

 kernels. Its known habits of bearing, together with its resistance 

 thus far to fungous diseases and its excellent cracking qualities, 

 should commend it to planters in sections to which the Russell 

 variety is adapted. 



The specimens illustrated in Plate VIII were of the crop of 1911 

 and were grown by Mr. F. H. Lewis, of Pascagoula, Miss. 



