230 NUT CROPS 



Almonds are grown in the Orient, in Florida, and in California, 

 but the most of our supply comes from Spain and countries 

 near the Mediterranean Sea. Almonds are used in cooking, con- 

 fectionery, and medicine. The bitter varieties are used in making 

 perfumery and flavoring extracts. 



The English walnut is a lofty tree, which begins to bear profitably 

 when it is about six years old and continues to be fruitful for a 

 period of twenty to thirty years. Walnut trees are grown in 

 Spain, England, Italy, and France, and also in California. 



The black walnut grows wild in many parts of the United 

 States; it is valuable for its timber as well as for its fruit. It 

 grows to a moderate height and makes an ornamental shade tree. 

 The nuts grow to the size of a silver dollar, but in the fall when 

 cold weather approaches the outer green, pulplike covering turns 

 brown or black and shrivels up, and the walnuts fall to the ground. 



The Japan walnut is another variety which forms an ornamental 

 shade tree ; its fruit has a delicious flavor. 



The butternut or white walnut is a native American tree 

 which bears a nut with a thick, rough shell and a fine-flavored 

 kernel. 



The hickory tree is found in many parts of the United States, 

 especially in New England and in the Southern and Western 

 States. It makes a beautiful shade tree, and bears an excellent 

 fruit, sweet and wholesome. The nut is enveloped in a husk, which 

 splits into four thick and hard valves when the fruit is mature. 

 The kernel is surrounded with a thin, flesh-colored or yellowish 

 shell. Hickory trees are now propagated only from seed. 



The pecan grows wild in many parts of our country and is culti- 

 vated in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Florida, Louisiana, 

 and other southern States. Pecans may be propagated from the 

 seed, but budding and grafting usually give the most satisfactory 

 results. The trees when under cultivation are usually set about 

 forty feet apart. They begin to bear when they are about six 

 years old and continue bearing for twenty or thirty years. There 

 are many valuable varieties, but the most satisfactory variety 

 seems to be the Louisiana or Texas paper shell. Pecans make 

 ornamental shade trees. The nut is of a rich chocolate color. 



The chinquapin is usually a shrub or a tree of low height, which 



