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twisted, depressed patches. Bark dark maroon brown, overlaid with thick 
gray epidermis; striated on young branches. 
Twigs.—Medium in length, slender, flexible. Branching angle sharply acute. 
Wood tough. Nodes medium in size. Internodes medium in length (% to 1 
inch). Bark medium thick, rather tough; glossy light green, with some 
bloom and with reddish brown patches in autumn. 
Lenticels—Very numerous, somewhat variable in size and length, usually 
large (average on bark 8 to 10 years old, # by ws to ss by 4 inch); much 
raised; light gray; wide; apexes bluntly acute. On young growth lenticels 
small, usually conspicuous. 
Foliage—Medium in density. Leaves medium in number, tend to curve up 
along midrib. Many borne in clusters on spurs. 
Blade: Size varies much (% by 24 to 13 by 4+ inches, average medium, % by 
3 inches; ratio of width to length, about 1:4). Shape ovate or elliptical- 
ovate, seldom obovate. Base usually acute; origin of sides symmetrical or 
nearly so. Apex bluntly acute to narrowly obtuse, with sides curving gently 
outward. Margins somewhat irregularly crenate; crenations wide and short. 
Upper surface of blade light green, glossy, with some bloom. Under surface 
slightly lighter than upper. Midrib rather slender, slightly depressed on 
upper surface, prominent on lower surface. Veins distinct, elevated on 
lower surface, frequently depressed slightly on upper. 
Petiole: Medium in length to rather long (average, 1 inch; ratio of length 
of petiole to length of blade, 2:7); slender; pale green on under surface; 
light green on upper, slightly tinged with red in autumn. Groove narrow and 
deep. Glands two to six, rather large, prominent, slightly elevated, globular, 
or roundish. 
Bearing habit.—Produces light average crops, but bears much better than 
Jordan. Nuts borne on spurs, mostly on wood 2 to 4 years old, Some on old 
wood, nuts generally in clusters, sometimes in pairs, and when in pairs 
occasionally united at the base. Spurs medium in length to rather short 
(4 inch or less) ; diameter large (is to + inch); expands gradually to round 
or wide elliptical disk is by 1 inch in diameter. Buds free, large, long, 
tapering, slightly compressed, slightly constricted at base; scales large, medium 
thick, hard, tough, dark brown, with small amount of medium short pubescence 
on edges. 
NUT 
Immature nut.—Size medium to large (average, 2 by 12 by 1 inches). Shape 
elliptical, with straight dorsal edge. Ventral edge smooth or with slight ridge. 
Ventral suture depression distinct, extending a short distance beyond apex. 
Hull: Outer surface light green; pubescence abundant, gray, velvety; 
style drops early. Dehisces on ventral edge only; ventral edges spread 
wide apart and as drying proceeds curl inward (one side frequently rolls 
faster than the other). Ripens August 5 to 30. 
Hulled nut—(Pl. XII, D.) Size medium to quite large (average, 18 by 
1 by # inches). Number of nuts to the pound, 180 to 160. Percentage of 
kernel to shell in hand-cracked samples, 32. 
Shape: Elliptical, pointed somewhat at both ends, medium plump (viewed 
edgewise, elliptical or ovate-elliptical, narrowing at base, rather plump at apex). 
Ventral edge gradually and evenly curved, but bulging; i. e., widest portion in 
middle; frequently has two ridges or wide depressions parallel with wing; 
wing medium width, lacks prominence; flange thick, not prominent. Dorsal 
edge quite straight, plump; dorsal ridge narrow and frequently promi- 
nent. Base constricted and pointed, rather thin; stem scar very small, round 
or oval, at right angles to axis or slightly sloping dorsally. Apex bluntly 
rounded, plump. 
Shell in the hard-shell class, but many of them can be broken with the 
fingers. Pits rather few, medium to small in size, irregular in Shape, rather 
shallow. Grooves on ventral edge and at base. Canals and fibers medium 
size, rather numerous. Some spongy material between outer and inner shell. 
Color of outer shell light to dark brown. Outer shell of medium thickness. 
Inner shell quite thick, hard. Inner surface undulating, medium light brown. 
Ventral streak dark or light brown, medium in length, usually wide, base 
pointed, apex rather blunt (not as acute as in many). Grooves on ventral edge 
and at base. 
Kernel: Size medium to quite large (1 by 4 by + inches). Shape ovate or 
oval, flat. Ventral edge curved more than dorsal as a rule. Dorsal edge 
