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large, of host quality-, and can Ije extracted whole with a little care. 

 This variety hy selection is likely to prove very valuable. 



Drew.— -Medium to large, oljlate, surface quit(> smooth, j-ellowish; 

 shell thin; kernel thick, pluni]., and easily extracted; meat yellowish; 

 quality very good. Delaware. 



Dwarf Prolific (I'nvparturicns). — Medium in size; shell quite 

 hard; kernels plunqi and easy to extract. This old Euroiiean dwarf 

 variety will bear heavily in isolated position, often when less than six 

 feet in height. Quite extensively jjlauted in New Jersey and as far 

 north as Philadelphia and N(m\^ Voi-k. 



Ford [Ford Soft SluII). — This varietv has been ])ropagated from 

 seed giving rise to variations; but \\-here propagated by budding or 



Franquette. 



grafting it has very thin shell and in all respects is a superior variety. 

 California. 



Franquette. — Form long, ovate; quality remarkaljly good. A 

 French varietv that is commercial on lioth contments. France. 



Hightstown. — ^ledium, long, ovate; shell fairly thin; kernel 

 plump and good. A variety grown and proiiagated at Hightstown, 

 Xew .Jersey, that proves liardy and fruitful when planted together, 

 but, as with tlie che4nut, isolated trees rarely bear nuts. 



Japan (Sii-linhiiaiiii). — Ovate m form, with sharpened point, and 

 smooth shell, «'liich is thicker than English sjieeies; kernel i^lump and 

 full, with flavor of our Butternut, but less oily and pungent. The imts 

 grow in clusters at the end of preceding year's growth. A rapid 



