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WALNUT CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA. 



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the shell; in other words, Eureka nuts are heavier than those of the 

 same size of any other variety, thus making fewer nuts per pound 



Fig. 59. Eureka walnut tree, three years old. 



or more pounds per sack. Compared with Franquette or any other 

 French variety or California variety of French origin, Eureka is a 

 more precocious and heavier bearer, more thrifty in growth and foli- 



