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Franquette. — Originated eighty years 
ago in France by a man named Franquet. 
It is, with Parisienne and Mayette, the 
finest dessert and market nut known in Eu- 
rope. It is exceedingly large, an elon- 
gated oral, and full-fleshed; it blooms also 
very late in the spring; highly recommended 
for the size and beauty of the nut. (See 
fig. 16.) 
Chaberte ■ffalnut.— An old and most 
valuable variety; late in budding out. The 
nut is well shaped and of fair size, the ker- 
nel of extra fine quality; very productive. 
The Ohaberte was originated a century ago 
by a man named Ohabert, hence its name; 
it is very rich in oil, and is cultivated on a 
large scale in the east of France, where nut 
raising is one of the leading industries of 
the country. (See fig. 34.) 
Mesange, or Tit-Lark Walnut.— This 
nut has the thinnest shell of any variety 
known; it derives its name of Mesange from 
a little lark of that name, that goes to the 
kernel through the tender and thin shell. 
Very productive, and quite rich in oil. One 
of the best to be eaten fresh or pickled. 
Serotiua or Late Walnut.— This vari- 
ety is most valuable where late frosts are 
common, on account of its lateness in bud- 
ding out. The nut is of medium size, well 
shaped; the meat very sweet and highly 
flavored; one of the best nuts so far grown 
in our grounds. Very prolific. It is this 
variety that produces the "After Saint 
John" Walnut; nurserymen marking out 
every Serotina in nursery row that puts 
forth about St. John's Day, and sellin<; 
such trees under the name of After Saint 
John Walnut. It reproduces well enough 
from the seed. 
ttant or Bijou Walnut.— A remarkable 
variety for the extraordinary size of its fruit. 
The shell is thin, with rather deep furrows; 
those of the largest size being made into 
ladies' companions, where to stow away 
gloves or handkerchief; hence the name 
"Gant" Walnut. The kernel, though, 
does not correspond to the size of the shell. 
Parisienne. — This beautiful nut, one of 
the finest for dessert and market, was origi- 
nated in the southeast of France, and not 
in the neighborhood of Paris, as its name 
would imply. The nut is large, broad of a 
very pretty shape; it is quite late in bud- 
ding out, blooming at the altitude of Ne- 
vada City, like the Mayette, about the first 
of June. We never had Parisienne, Mayette 
and Franquette injured by frost in the 
spring, and we regard them as perfectly 
hardy. (See fig. 13.) 
Bartliere Walnut.— A singularly shaped 
nut, elongated, broad at the center and ta- 
pering at both ends; the shell is harder 
than that of other sorts. Entirely repro- 
duced by grafting. 
Meylan Walnut.— A new and most beau- 
tiful variety, looking much like the May- 
ette, and originated near the little village 
of Meylan, in the east of France. Much 
cultivated for exportation to the north of 
Europe. 
Vourey Walnut. — Another new and 
splendid variety, first originated near Vou- 
rey, a small town in the southeast of France. 
It has much the shape and superior quality 
of the Parisienne. 
Weening Walnut.— Still another new 
and valuable variety; it derived its name 
from its branches drooping down under the 
weight of the nuts, we presume, like a 
weeping willow. Propagated by grafting. 
Vilmorin, or Pear-shaped Walnut.— 
A cross between the English and Black 
Walnut; the nut has the shape of the En- 
glish Walnut, or rather that of the Serotina, 
and the shell the appearance and hardness 
of the Black Walnut. Propagated by graft- 
ing. A very curious nut, but not desirable 
for market. ^ 
Tliird Generation Prooparturiens, or 
Common Frencli Walnut (Juglans Regia). 
Having grown and fruited third and fourth 
generation Prooparturiens the last ten to 
twelve years, we had to come to the con- 
clusion that from the third generation the 
Prooparturiens loses the characteristics of 
the original, and goes back to the mother 
type, or Juglans Regia. We cannot, there- 
fore, advertise such trees as true Prcepar- 
turiens, though grown from nuts borne on 
genuine trees of the second generation, but 
simply as common French walnuts. This 
kind is a rapid and vigorous grower, one of 
the best for break-winds. It bears the same 
kind of nut as the imported article found 
in fruit stores. The nut is smaller than 
that of the second generation, but, like the 
latter, it is full-fleshed, very sweet, and the 
shell quite thin. (See figs. 10, 11, 12.) 
All the trees that we have scattered 
throughout the State, and outside of it, the 
last ten years, under the name of Proopar- 
turiens, were "second generation" trees- 
trees grown from nuts borne on such trees 
are consequently nothing else but third 
generation Proeparturieus, or common 
French walnuts. So is it the case with 
trees grown from nuts borne on trees 
grafted from our second generation stock. 
We have boeu unable ourselves to obtain 
grafted trees from the original Proopartur- 
iens, whose nuts onlyproduco second gen- 
erations trees. Hence the reason why sec- 
ond generation Prooparturiens are so scarce. 
E^The Prooparturiens, Cluster, Sero- 
tina, Mayetto, Franquette, Biirthere, Me- 
sange, Gant, Parisienne, Chaberte, were 
all introduced by us into this country from 
Europe the last seventeen years; the Vou- 
rey, Meylan, Vilmorin, Weeping Walnut, 
but recently. 
