THE PAPER-SHELL AND 

 OTHER WALNUTS 



THE METHOD USED TO PRODUCE THEM 



THE fact that more than 13,000 tons of wal- 

 nuts are now raised annually in California, 

 chiefly for shipment to the Eastern mar- 

 kets, as against 2300 tons raised in the year 1895, 

 suggests, better than any amount of commentary, 

 the growth of this new industry. 



Part, at least, of the increased popularity of the 

 walnut may be ascribed to the introduction of 

 varieties having thin shells. All Persian, or so- 

 called English, walnuts have relatively thin shells 

 as compared with the American walnuts, but the 

 production of the "paper-shell" varieties puts these 

 nuts in a class quite by themselves. 



And this matter of the shell is one of real sig- 

 nificance from the standpoint of the consumer. A 

 nut like the American walnut, which can be 

 cracked with difficulty, requiring the use of a ham- 

 mer, can never gain great popularity. The diffi- 



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