THE PECAX. 



SELECT VARIETIES OF PECAX. 



Biloxi. Size medium, pointed at each end; color light brown; 

 shell very thin; quality very good; a good keeper. 



Centennial. Large, oblong; kernel full and .plump, rich, oily, 

 very good. Louisiana. 



Columbian. Very large, oblong; compressed at the middle, 

 pointed; quality good. Double-starred in three of the great horti- 

 cultural districts of the South. Louisiana. 



Frotscher (Frotschcr Egg Shell). Large, oblong; shell very thin; 

 nearly best in quality. Growing in popularity with propagators and 

 planters. Louisiana. 



Gonzales. Medium to large, with firm thin shell, and plump 

 easily extracted kernels; quality best. Texas. 



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Frotscher. McCallister. 



Jewett. Very large, oval, with compressed center; shell 

 thick; very good. Mississippi. 



McCallister. Very large, with broad base, angular, with flavor like 

 a shellbark hickory nut. Supposed to be a hybrid. Indiana. 



Paper Shell. Large, oblong, smooth; kernel large, plump, and 

 easily extracted. Grown in Ohio. 



Pearl. Medium to large, with thin shell and easily extracted 

 kernels; rich and sweet. Texas. 



Ribera. Medium to largo, oblong ovate; shell thin; kernel large, 

 plump, and best in quality. 



