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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Some of them are of good size for dessert or confectionery pur- 

 poses, and in quality and flavor are so superior that their general 

 introduction will doubtless ii.ake them very popular. — Along the 

 borders of ^Mexico the nuts are called "pinons," and to an 

 increasing extent this name is being accepted as applicable to 

 all pine nuts. The pine nut has a rich, marrowy kernel in a shell 

 that varies in thickness from that of a chestnut to that of a hard- 

 shelled hazel nut." * 



Pistachio. (Pistacia vera). 



This nut, although a native of Syria, has long been cultivated 

 in Southern Europe, where it , -uduces a fruit somewhat larger 

 than that of the parent stock, but of a less desirable flavor. 

 I\Io?t of the nuts used in the United States are from European 

 countries bordering upon the Mediterranean. The pistachio was 

 introduced into the Southern States nearly half a century ago 

 and has been somewhat widely though not extensively grown. 

 Small quantities of this nut have been successfully grown in 

 California. 



The kernel is greenish in color and has a somewhat mild but 

 pleasing and characteristic flavor, suggestive of almonds. In 

 this country it finds its largest use in the manufacture of con- 

 fectionery, for which purpose it is valued both for its flavor and 

 color. 



COMPOSITION OF THE PISTACHIO. 















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First quality, edible portion.. 



6175 





4.2 



22.3 



54.0 



16.3 



3.2 



3,2.35 



Second quality, eilible portion 



6176 





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22.8 



54.9 



14.9 



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3,262 



Average. 







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22.6 



51.5 



15.6 



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3,249 











* Nut Culture in the United States, p. 92. 



