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Jewet than between the Pabst and the Jewet. A tree from 

 . one of these crosses he named Dependable and considers it a 

 very promising variety. 



Numerous other crosses have been made between various 

 varieties of pecans since the experiments of these two pioneers 

 and it is likely that within the next few years a long list of 

 new varieties will be brought out. The principles of plant- 

 breeding now being applied to the breeding of pecans are the 

 most direct means of securing a high percentage of trees bear- 

 ing good nuts among the progeny which results from definite 

 crosses combining the desirable characters of two varieties. 



