BULLETIN 231] 



WALNUT CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA. 



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Susceptibility to Blight and Other Troubles. 



The Franquette is noticeably free from blight in most cases on account 

 of its extreme lateness in coming out in the spring. The variety appears 

 to have very little actual resistance to the disease, since in foggy locali- 

 ties the nuts and twigs sometimes blight quite badly. The thick husk 

 and abundant foliage protect the nuts from sunburn to a very large 

 extent, and the variety is not especially susceptible to any other trouble, 

 except that in some years the meat shrivels rather badly. 



FIG. 63. Franquette walnuts, Vrooman grove. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



The Franquette is undoubtedly our best proven variety for central 

 and northern California and has one great advantage over any other 

 variety for that section, that it has been thoroughly tested and its merits 

 and demerits well established. It is thus possible to judge the variety 

 more critically than can be done with any other northern variety, and 

 for this reason our description of it may sound more unfavorable 

 than the Franquette really merits. As regards quality of the nut, this 



