LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Santa Rosa Nut Meats . Frontispiece 



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A Dwarf Chestnut Tree .... 10 



A Basket of Chestnuts .... 16 



The Paper Shell on the Tree . . 30 



Santa Rosa Walnuts 36 



Parents and Offspring .... 44 

 Six-Months-Old Chestnut Tree in 



Bearing 54 



Yearling Chestnut Tree in Bearing 58 



A Six-Months-Old Chestnut Tree . 62 



Bur and Catkin 66 



Well Protected 70 



Chestnuts in the Bur 74 



Hickory Nuts 80 



A Pecan Tree 84 



A Variety of Tropical Nuts ... 88 



Chinquapins and Chestnuts ... 92 



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