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The tree is vigorous and very precocious. By reason of its early 

 flowering it requires a warm exposure. It grows well in sandy soil. 

 The Grand Jean is very desirable for the sale of green kernels; it is 

 a variety much sought by the markets of Sarlat (Dordogne), Souillac 

 and Gourdon. It is cultivated in the districts of Sarlat. It yields 

 abundantly in the canton of Saint-Cyprien extending from Buisson 

 to Domme ; it is found, likewise, in the highest canton. 



Candelou. The Candelou is a small, slightly elongated nut with 

 thick and very pronounced point; the shell is irregularly flattened at 

 the base in a manner which does not permit it to stand upright. 

 The line of suture of the valves is a little projectile, extending from 

 the middle to the top. The shell, tender and thin, is very uniform 

 and does not adhere to the green kernel, which makes breaking easy 

 and rapid. The kernel is sightly and of good quality. The average 

 dimensions are as follows : length 34 mm., width 30 mm. The average 

 weight of a dry nut is 8 grammes and the average weight of a hecto- 

 litre is from 35 to 36 kilogrammes. 



The Candelou is especially cultivated in the department of Lot 

 and particularly in the region of Gourdon and Souillac; it is also cul- 

 tivated a little in Dordogne in the part neighboring on the district 

 of Gourdon. 



The tree blossoms very late. The kernels are especially suited to 

 be packed green in boxes. It is too small for the table. In 191C 

 it brought from 36 to 38 francs per hectolitre. 



Noix de Brantome. The Brantome nut is originally from Bran- 

 tome in the district of Perigueux (Dordogne), where it is considerably 

 cultivated. 



It is a small walnut, a little elongated, having a tender shell of amber 

 color whose surface is a little wrinkled. It is slightly flattened at 

 both extremities. The point is almost nil and the line of suture of 

 the valves is slightly projecting. The average dimensions are as fol- 

 lows : length 35 mm., width 28 mm. The average weight of a dry nut 

 is 8 grammes and a hectolitre weighs from 37 to 38 kilos. 



It blossoms early (commencing in May) and the trees are rather 

 exposed to late spring frosts. 



In localities where the Noix de Brantome is cultivated, it is still 

 used for the manufacture of oil. Every cultivator ordinarily lays by 

 three hectolitres of nuts to make a pressful of kernels, from 35 to 40 

 kilos. The yield is 50 per cent oil. 



The grafted nut of Brantome is very productive when the year 

 is favorable ; because it is precocious, it is sent off fresh in good time 

 for the markets of the large cities of France or foreign parts. They 

 sell it for dessert and for the green kernels. The green kernel of the 

 Noix de Brantome is from 38 to 40 per cent of its total weight. 



