HICKORY NUTS. 



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FIG. 56. STUAKT. 



Jewett. — From Mississippi; a large, long nut, 

 rather irregular ; shell medium ; quality very good. 



Stuart. — A large, roundish, oblong niit from Mis- 

 sissippi (Fig. 56). 



Turkey Egg. — A 

 variety from Florida ; 

 large and thin-shelled. 

 Van Dbman. — A 

 large variety from Mis- 

 sissippi, of . oblong form I 

 I and thin shell (Fig. 57). 



From other sources ] 

 [ we collect other names, 

 I namely : 



Idlewild. — An oval 

 shaped nut from Idle- 

 wild, Texas. Ketiort of 

 TJ. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, 1890. 



Risien. — A very broad, thick variety, about one 



inch in diameter, very blunt at both ends. From San 



Saba, Texas (Fig. 58). 



A peculiar shaped 

 pecan nut is shown ii 

 Fig. 59, from Louisiana 

 I sent under the name ol 

 I Lady Finger., 



From the report ol 

 the Georgia State Horti 

 cultural Society, 1893, wi 

 obtain certain local namec 

 without description, as 

 for instance, Turkey Egg, 

 Mexican, Colorado, Pride ^^^^ fingeu. 

 of the Coast, etc. Col. W. E. Stuart, of Ocean Springs, 

 Miss., who has been called the "father of pecan culture" 



FIG. 67. 



VAN DEMAN. 



FIG. 58. BISIEN. 



