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36 BULLETIN 1282, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Petiole: Rather long (average { inch). Groove deep and narrow. Glands 
none or one or two. 
Bearing habit—On spurs, mostly on wood 2 and 3 years old. Spurs long (4 
to 1 inch) and slender (% inch); expand gradually to wide oval or nearly 
round. disk 3 inch in diameter. Blooms early. <4 
. NUT 
Immature nut—Medium to rather large (14 by 14 by 1 inches). Shape — 
oblong-oval, much curved; ridge prominent (4 inch high, 4+ inch wide) ; suture 
line well marked, running along middle of ridge or to one side. Base plump, 
broad, slightly truncate; stem scar with short scallops and grooves, usually 
at right angles to axis; cavity +s inch deep with abruptly sloping sides. Apex, 
broadly round or truncate, depressed; style adheres long, generally until de- 
hiscence starts. 
Hull: Characteristic of outer surface to be covered with bumps 7s to 4 inch 
across. Color of outer surface green, reddish brown on dehiscing; pubescence 
medium long, very coarse, gray, velvety. Inner surface whitish turning gradu- 
ally to brown as dehiscence proceeds. Dehiscence starts on ventral edge; 
usuaily does not dehisce on dorsal edge. Halves open equally, exposing nut 
remarkably light in color; one half of hull curls inward more than the other. 
Ripens from August 8 to 25. 
Hulled nut—Size medium (average, 14 by @"by 2 inches) ; number of nuts 
to the pound, 1380 to 150. Percentage of Kernel to nut in hand-cracked sam- 
ples, 25. 
Shape: Rather flat, long, oblong-ovate. Axis very close to dorsal edge. Ven- 
tral edge very gently curved in middle, much curved at base and apex; flange 
and wing thick and very prominent; wide shallow depression on ventral edge 
to one side of wing and parallel to it, most pronounced near base. Dorsal edge 
nearly straight; dorsal ridge lacks prominence. Base truncate; dorsal shoulder 
slopes suddenly from edge of stem scar; ventral shoulder somewhat truncate, 
curving sharply at a considerable distance from stem scar; stem scar large, 
wide oval, at right angles to axis or slightly sloping either ventrally or dor- 
sally. Apex somewhat truncate, broad, somewhat broadly rounding. 
Shell: Hard; outer surface a very light grayish brown in color. Outer shell 
thick and hard. Pits medium in number, small to medium in size, mostly 
round, variable in depth. Deep, short,.oblique grooves on ventral edge. Fine 
short deep grooves at base. Canals numerous, large, oval. Network of fibers 
coarse, fibers large. inner shell thick, hard, inner surface covered with shallow 
corrugations, very light brown in color. Ventral ridge light brown in color, 
short to medium in length, very narrow, base end acuminate. 
Kernel: Size, average medium (1 by 4 by 2 inch). A considerable number 
of doubles. Shape long oval, medium plump; dorsal edge straight, ventral edge 
curved throughout the entire length. Base plump, rounded; apex blunt with 
ventral edge much curved. Pellicle very light brown, covered with long, fine 
pubescence; pellicle fold very large, on apex half of ventral edge; base scar, 
small, round. light brown. Flavor fair; trace of bitter. 
Distinguishing characteristics—Nut very long, oblong-oval; ventral edge 
gently curved in middle, sharply curved at base and apex, flange thick and 
prominent; dorsal edge straight; base and apex wide and truncate, stem scar 
at right angles to axis or slightly sloping either ventrally or dorsally; kernel 
long oval, trace of bitter; outer and inner surface of shell and pellicle of 
kernel very light in color, 
COMMENTS 
This variety is worthless for planting, because of the small percentage of 
kernel to the shell. 
11. CARTAGENA (FRENCH LANGUEDOC) 
Origin.—Imported into this country from Spain. A number of orchards of 
this variety are found in California, most of them being in the Sacramento 
district, while some are in the Lodi and Oakley districts. The channels through 
which the variety was introduced into this country are not known to a cer- 
tainty, 

