PLATE 8. 



(Hicoria pecan Britton. Synonym: Carya olivceformis Nnttall. ) 



Variation in form of wild nuts : 



1. Round conical. 



2. Roundish truncate. 



3. Olive-shaped. 



4. Long conical. 



5. Globular. 



6. Elongated. 



Varying characteristics in dehiscence: 



7. Nut-retaining. 



8. Nut-releasing. 



9. Thick hulled. 

 Deterioration of seedlings : 



10. A large nut from San Saba, Tex. 



11. A seedling of No. 10. 



Specimens of 10 and 11 were furnished by Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal., who states that 



he received them from E. E. Risieu, San Saba, Tex. 

 Named varieties : 



12. Post. Specimen from Herbert Post, Fort Worth, Tex. 



13. Biloxi. Specimen from the late W. R. Stuart, Ocean Springs, Miss. 



14. Risien. Specimen from E. E. Risien, San Saba, Tex. 



15. . Specimen from B. M. Young, Morgan City, La. 



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