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Quercy is of an ashy-brown, and iu the 
nursery the young trees grow side limbs, 
fan-like ; the leaves are larger than those of 
Combale. but not so glossy. See Fif;. 18, 
Plate V, and Plate VI. 
Marroii Nouzillard.— The kind mostly 
raised in tbe northwest of France. Very 
productive and precocious. The nut is of 
fair size, of a light brown, and generally 
two to three in a burr. The wood of the 
Nouzillard is of a reddish-brown, the buds 
having much of a shoulder ; the leaves are 
wide and glossy. See Fig. 20, Plate V. 
Marron Avaiit-Cliatnigiie. — Preco- 
cious variety ; nut medium large, very 
pretty, one to two iua burr; ripens early iu 
the seiisou, and is, therefore, very desir- 
able wherever the summer i« short or cool ; 
very productive. See Fig. 19, Plate V. 
Marron Clialoii.— The Chalon may 
very well be called the Pra'parturiens of 
chestnuts, as it bears nuts at two years. 
The fruit is small to medium, two to three 
times the size of the American chestnut, 
but it is a very prolific bearer, and the tirst 
kind to go to bearing. The wood is of a 
very light yellow color, lighter than that of 
Combale, the leaves narrow and glossy. 
Even 1-year old trees have burrs on, though 
empty. 
Marron Precoce-Prolillqne.— A new 
and very valuable variety ()rifginated lately 
by us. Not only do trees of this variety 
bear early, but the nut is one of the first 
ones to ripen ; it is, besides, a very prolific 
kind, hence its well deserved name of Pre- 
cocious-Prolific. Nut of medium size, 
dark brown, 3 to 4 in a burr. Trees for 
market of this new variety not before sea- 
son of 1899-1900. 
Marron Merle.— Very productive and 
precocious kind. Nut medium, dark 
brown, good quality. 
Marron Bertrand.— This is an early 
kind, that is ripening its nuts early iu the 
season ; medium large, dark brown. 
Marron Grosse I'recoce.— This is an- 
other early kind ; nut medium ,to large, 
one to two in a burr. The trees do not go 
to bearing as early as other kinds. 
Japan Mammoth Chestnut.— Nut very 
large and of good quality. Delicate kind, 
however, and liable to be injured by late 
frosts in the spring, as it puts forth a month 
almost before the ]?rench varieties. Then 
it is a weak grower, with too slender 
limbs, and too many of its nuts with 
splitted hulls, a serious defect with chest- 
nuts for market. 
American Chestnut.— The fruit of this 
variety is a great deal smaller than that of 
European kinds, though the kernel is very 
sweet, the sweetest of all, and well flavored. 
Does not bear well in California. We are 
now ijropagating the American Chestnut 
by grafting, having obtained to that effect, 
and through the Department of Agriculture 
at Washington, scions of a chestnut tree 
from a farm in old Virginia and known to 
bear well there. No trees for market of 
. that Virginia stock before the season of 
1899-1900. 
Al^MONDS. 
We propagate on our place four soft-shell 
varieties of almonds, viz.: Grosse Tendre, 
Princesse, IXL, and Provence or Jordan. 
We find the Princesse or French Paper- 
Shell and'the Grosse Tendre to'be the best 
and finest almonds we have ever seen or 
grown iu California. 
The Grosse Tendre is certainly the hard- 
iest almond to be found in California, as it 
blooms eight to twelve days later than the 
common Languedoc and Hatch's seedlings, 
and three weeks later than the Princesse. 
The IXL is a nice nut, but a little small aud 
not np to the standard. The Provence or 
Jordan, a Jong and flat almond, is much 
used by confectioners in the manufacture 
of sugared almonds. 
In planting almond trees in California, 
where the climate is so diversified, and to 
make a success of it, one should plant not 
only the best known market varieties, but 
the hardiest ; and our advice is not to con- 
fine oneself to one or two kinds, if desirous 
to raise almonds for market, but to plant 
the best recommended sorts, should you 
have to send to two or three different 
nurseries to procure them. 
Grosse Tendre, or Improved Langue- 
doc. — The finest and largest almond grown 
on the Pacific Coast ; it has also the ad- 
vantage over the Paper-Shell and well- 
advertised varieties in this State of bloom- 
ing later and being hardier. The Grosse 
Tendre has droopiug habits, and should be 
tied up to a stake when young to keep it 
straight. It is a very prolific kind. 
Princesse, or French Paper-Shell.— 
The kind most esteemed at dessert, aud so 
common iu the shops of confectioners. 
The shell is so thin that it can be crushed 
between the fingers ; kernel fat, sweet and 
rich. 
Provence, or Jordan.— This nut is very 
flat, half hard, half soft, the kind used in 
the manufacture of sugared almonds. By 
gently strikiug the nut on the 'suture with 
a small hammer, the shell splits opeu in 
two, letting out the kernel entire. 
IXL. — A pretty little nut, identical, 
like all Hatch's seedlings, to that old vari- 
ety of the French, the Lady Almond (Aman- 
de a la Dame). The shell is very light 
and soft, but the kernel is far from being so 
plump as thatof Priuci'sse or Grosse Tendre. 
