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and of decidedly good fullness and color of the meat. Against the 

 variety, it may be said that the nuts are of only medium or even rather 

 small size, especially as the trees grow older, and of no more than 

 average quality in appearance. For the southern part of the State the 

 Concord has not been sufficiently tested to justify any positive statement 



FIG. 55. Concord walnut, original tree. 



concerning its development there. For the north it is reasonably certain 

 that this variety will make a vigorous, quick-growing tree, producing 

 good commercial crops, of full, sweet-meated, not very large nuts, within 

 a reasonable time. It is inferior to Franquette in size and quality of 

 the nuts, but will probably surpass it in production and precocity. 



