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NVTS. 



Centennial. A very large oblong nut ; thickness of shell medium ; 

 partition walls rather thick ; kernel plump, oily, good. Richard 

 Frotscher, New Orleans, La. Fig. 590. 



Columbian.* (Mrs. W. R. Stuart, Ocean Springs, Miss.) Large, cy- 

 lindrical, somewhat compressed at the middle, rounding at the 

 base ; pointed and 'somewhat four-sided at the crown ; shell rather 



Fig. 594— Jumbo. 



heavy; cracking qualities medium; quality good. In size and 

 form this nut closely resembles Mammoth, which was introduced in 

 i8go by Richard Frotscher, of New Orleans, La. 



Faust. A long slender nut, good. D. D. Faust, Hamburg, S. C. 

 Frotscher.* Large; very thin shell; kernel oily, good. Richard 

 Frotscher, New Orleans, La. Fig. 591. 



Pig. 595.— McCallister. 



Gonzales. (L V. Munson, Denison, Tex.) Above medium size, 

 with firm, clean shell ; quality excellent. Originated in Gonzales 

 County, Tex. 



Idlewild. Medium size, thick shell, kernel good. Louis Biediger, 

 Idlewild, Tex. Fig. 592. 



Jewett. Very large, irregular oblong, compressed near centre; 

 shell rather thick ; corky inner growth large ; kernel oily, good. 

 The late W. R. Stuart, Ocean Springs, Miss. Fig. 593. 



Jumbo. Large, ovoid ; thin shell, much corky partition ; quality 

 very good. P. M. Ramsay, Bluffton, Tex. Fig. 594. 



