in blooming in the Spring. It fruits from 

 four to six years from seed and usually 



The Santa produces a full crop every year. 



Barbara Nut ^ * s no ^ as strong a grower as 

 the Mission and more trees can 

 be grown to the acre. The shells are thin 

 and easily broken, therefore the nuts are 

 sometimes damaged in long shipment. 

 The kernel is white and of very fine 

 quality. 



The Pomeroy variety was started in a 

 most peculiar and interesting way. The 

 late Norman Pomeroy of Lockport, New 

 The York, made the discovery quite 



Pomeroy Nut ^Y accident. When he was in 

 Philadelphia in 1876 visiting the 

 Centennial Exposition, he awoke one 

 morning to be greeted by the leaves of a 

 gorgeous tree, which just touched his 

 window and through which the sun shone 

 brightly. He soon was examining a mag- 

 nificent English Walnut tree. On the 

 ground directly under he found the nuts, 

 which had fallen during the night. Their 

 flavor was more delicious and the meat 

 fuller than any he had ever before tasted. 



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