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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXPERIMENT STATION. 



CLUSTER. 



One of Felix Gillet's varieties, introduced by him from France, and 

 so named on account of the habit of producing nuts in large clusters. 

 Not commercially important. 



EL MONTE (El Monte Large). 



A Santa Barbara Soft Shell seedling from the vicinity of El Monte, 

 which has been propagated locally in southern California to some 



FIG. 77. Willson walnut, showing young tree next year after transplanting. 



extent. The variety appears to be worthy of some little consideration 

 although we have not much definite information concerning it. It is a 

 large, quite rough, somewhat irregularly shaped nut, with pronounced 

 sutural ridges and a decided beak or short, sharp point at the apex. The 

 nuts are well sealed and filled with fairly light colored meat of pleasant 

 flavor. The tree is a decidedly precocious bearer and thrifty grower. 



