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KEESLING. 



A rather promising walnut has recently been, sent us by Mr. H. G. 

 Keesling, of San Jose. This is the variety called Seedling No. 2 in the 

 table on page 300. The nut is particularly well filled, of good quality, 

 and has the highest specific gravity of any which we have mentioned. 

 We know nothing of the bearing quality or other characteristics of the 

 tree. 



KLONDYKE. 



A name applied in southern California to very large walnuts of the 

 Bijou type. The name seems first to have been given to a particular 

 tree of this sort in the vicinity of Santa Ana. 



LAC1NIATED. 



A variety introduced by Felix Gillet, having finely cut or divided 

 leaves, giving an ornamental effect. Not commercially important, 

 although the tree is a good bearer of very good nuts. The tree is 

 decidedly ornamental on account of its graceful foliage. Specimen 

 tree at California Nursery Company, Niles. 



LANE. 



This is a local Santa Barbara variety which has been propagated by 

 grafting to a slight extent in that vicinity. The variety receives its 

 name from Mr. Miles P. Lane who has a young grafted tree, the scions 

 having been obtained from Mr. W. H. Johnson, on whose ranch the 

 original tree is growing. The latter is a Santa Barbara County seedling 

 of unknown parentage. The variety is decidedly early in coming out 

 in the spring, but yet, as thus far shown, it is entirely free from blight, 

 although immediately surrounded by badly blighted trees in the same 

 orchard. The nut is of light color and heavy, well flavored, light colored 

 meat. The tree appears to be a prolific and precocious bearer. It has 

 much promise of making an unusually good variety, save for the one 

 fact that the nuts are very poorly sealed, breaking open at the slightest 

 pressure. For this reason there is some doubt whether this can be con- 

 sidered a good commercial nut. It appears to have real resistance to 

 the blight organism, inasmuch as the trees come out so early and still 

 . are free from the disease, though abundantly exposed. This variety is 

 the Seedling No. 1 mentioned in the table on page 300. 



MAIN (see Bishop). 

 MAYETTE. 



This is an old French variety and is considered the choicest of the 

 French kinds. 



The Mayette in California varies quite widely in character and leads 

 one to suppose that either there has been considerable mixing in the 



