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too easily in handling the nuts, or even when they drop 

 on the ground (Felix Gillet). 



Meylan walnut.— a French variety that orig- 

 inated near the little village of of Meylan, in the vicin- 

 ity of which it is quite extensively cultivated for home 

 use and export. 



OcTOGONA. — Of uncertain origin, but very much 

 resembles one of the Oriental species in the form and 

 sculpture of the shell (Fig. 95). The shell is also very 

 thick, as shown in the cross section (Fig. 96). Of no 

 special value. 



Parisienne WALNUT. — Although this was named 

 for the city of Paris it did not originate there, but in 



the South of France. It is a 

 large and rather broad variety, 

 with a firm but thin shell (Fig. 

 97) and excellent flavored ker- 

 nel. It is reported that this 

 variety succeeds in California, 

 also in the South wherever 

 tried. The trees leaf out late 

 in spring and are rarely in- 

 jured by frosts, and are re- 

 markably productive. 

 Precocious Dwarf Prolific. — A 

 French variety of a dwarf habit, and the plants noted 

 for bearing when very young. A correspondent of The 

 Garden (London, Eng.), referring to this variety some 

 years ago, says : " It is precocious on account of the 

 singular and exceptional fact that it is born almost an 

 adult; in fact, it is nothing uncommon to see a tree in 

 its third year bearing excellent fruit." He does not say, 

 however, whether he refers to seedlings or grafted 

 plants, but we may presume the latter or those raised 

 from layers, for cultivators who have experimented with 

 seedlings have found that they possess a strong tendency 



FIG. 97. PAEI8IBNNE. 



Pejepaetdeiens. 



