BULLETIN 231] WALNUT CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA. 269 



EUREKA. 

 Origin. 



This variety originated in a seedling tree on the Stone ranch, at 

 present owned by Mr. William Holve, one mile south of Fullerton, Cali- 

 fornia. The particular tree stands directly in front of the house by 

 the roadside and is one of a group of about six trees which were planted 

 about 1890 or earlier, from nuts obtained at the old Meek place, near 

 Hayward, California. The parent tree was one of the Persian or 

 Kaghazi type which we have described under that name. The desir- 

 able quality of this tree was first appreciated by Mr. E. G. Ware, of 

 Garden Grove, who named the variety Stone's Eureka, about 1903.* 

 Mr. D. C. Disher of Garden Grove was associated with Mr. Ware in 

 first propagating and calling attention to the merits of this variety. 

 Up to about 1909 very few Eureka trees were propagated except by Mr. 

 Disher and almost all of his were bought by Mr. C. W. Leffingwell, 

 Jr., and planted on his ranch at East Whittier. Messrs. Ware and 

 Disher planted a few on their places at Garden Grove, and Mr. J. B. 

 Neff of Anaheim also had a few of the earlier trees. There are also a 

 very few of these on some of the ranches in the vicinity of the Stone 

 place where the variety originated. In 1909 Mr. Neff top-grafted 

 about 200 orchard trees, mostly Placentia Perfection, to this variety, 

 and the Experiment Station, through the Whittier Laboratory, began 

 sending out Eureka scions for trial to all parts of the State. In 1911 

 several nurserymen began listing this variety. 



NUT. 



Size. 



Large. Average 1J by If. Many larger. 



Form. 



Decidedly elongated, with parallel sides; apex and base of equal 

 breadth, or a little thicker at the apex. Rather rectangular or square 

 in end view. Nuts very blunt, with a little more taper at the base 

 than at the apex. 



Surface. 



Quite smooth, sutural ridges not prominent except at one point a 

 little toward the apex from the middle. 



Color. 



Dull, light brown, more attractive when bleached or well washed. 

 Very pleasing to the eye when properly bleached. 



Uniformity. 



Pronounced. One of the strong qualities of the variety. Nut easily 

 distinguished from any other kind. 



*The Pacific Rural Press of January 23, 1904, contains what appears to be the first 

 printed mention of this variety. 



