THE WALNUT — CULTURE IN EUEOPE. 43 



The principal points of export- for France are Bordeaux, Marseilles, 

 and Havre. 



^1^6 trees in France are not subject to scale, blight, or other diseases. 

 Ihe orchards are mostly small and owned by farmers. 



ITALY. 



The Italian walnut-growing districts are the Neapolitan provinces 

 around Naples, Castellamare di Stabia, and Sorrento. The points of 

 export are Naples and Sorrento. 



In Italy, this year's crop compares favorably with former years. 

 Last year's (1895) crop was one fourth less than a medium crop and 

 somewhat inferior to the average. 



The principal growing district is Piassio di Sorrento. The trees are, 

 to some extent, owing to climatic influences, subject to scale and blight 

 diseases. The walnuts bring on an average $9 25 per 100 kilograms, 

 or from 4| to 5^ cents per American pound. The extent of orchards is 

 the same as in France. 



AUSTBIA-HUN6AEY. 



The walnut-growing districts of Austria are in the lower part of the 

 empire, or what is known as "Nieder Oestreich." In first line, comes 

 what is known as the Steiermark, where the crop is a medium one; 

 second, Mahren, a good crop; and third, Bosnia, where the crop pros- 

 pects are excellent. Last year's crop was a light, medium one in the 

 above-named districts, and the nuts, as a rule, are poor, not well filled, 

 small, and of the hard, thick-shelled variety. In Hungary, the districts 

 of Nagy, Banya, and Grosswardein produce an excellent nut of good 

 quality, large, white meated, and well filled, and, as my informant tells 

 me, compares favorably with the French Marbeaux nuts. No figures as 

 to prices are given. 



The point of export for Austria-Hungary is Trieste. 



Trees are hardy and not subject to diseases, as scale, etc. 



WALNUT EXPOETS TO THE UNITED STATES. 



In order that the California walnut-grower may know where he has to 

 look for competition, and what quantities of walnuts are exported to the 

 United States, I have copied and give below the points of shipment and 

 the declared values of walnut exports in dollars (I am unable to get 

 figures as to quantities) to the United States for the last two quarters 

 of the years 1894 and 1895, these being the periods of the year in which 



