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Languedoc. Medium, broad; shell thin, soft; kernel plump and 

 sweet; usually does not bear in single block. Indeed about all 

 varieties need cross-pollination. Grown in Eastern Oregon. 



Lewelling (Lewelling's Prolific). Large, long, oval ; soft shell. A 

 leading commercial variety. 



Drake. Languedoc. Ne Plus Ultra. 



Ne Plus Ultra. Very large and unusually long; shell thin and 

 soft. Grown commercially where the almond does well. 



Nonpareil (Extra) . Medium in size, long oval ; shell so thin as to 

 be crushed with the fingers. Tree weeping in habit, and a very 

 heavy bearer. 



Paper Shell. Size medium; shell very tender; kernel large, 

 white, and sweet. A favorite variety on west coast and in Arizona. 



Pride. Large, smooth; shell thin and soft. Popular mainly on 

 account of self-hulling, and it needs no bleaching. 



Princess. Medium; shell thin and soft; kernel smooth and good. 

 Is grown in Florida and extreme Southwest Texas. 



Siberian. Size small, long oval; shell quite hard; kernel some- 

 what bitter; not edible. This is only referred to on account of its 

 extreme hardiness even in Minnesota and North Dakota. It may 

 by crossing become the parent of hardy as well as edible varieties. 



THE CHESTNUT. 



Section 291 gives an outline of the relative value of American 

 and foreign varieties of the Chestnut and the advances they have 

 made on both continents as a home nut and as grown commercially. 



