These yields for the most part compare favorably with the 
best yields obtained in the leading peanut-growing districts of 
the South, notably the districts in Virginia and i^orth Caro- 
lina, where the Station obtained its original seed. 
Xo better proof of the adaptability of the peanut to favor- 
able Hawaiian conditions could be given than to indicate its 
improvement under several years local culture. The following- 
table gives the average number of peanuts in a pound of the 
select, originally imported seed stocks in comparison with the 
Hawaiian-grown nuts after three years' selection: 
TABLE II. 
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PEANUTS IN POD PER POUND. 
Variety 
Spanish 
Running Jumbo 
Bunch Jumbo 
Virginia Creeping 
Bunch Virginia (sport) 
Original seed as 
imported. 
Hawaiian grown 
seed in third 
generation. 
It will be noted that in all varieties there were considerably 
more nuts per pound in the original seed than in the Station- 
grown stock. This would indicate that the Hawaiian-grown 
seed has increased materially in weight over the imported seed. 
It should be further noted that this increase in weight is not 
due to an increase in size of the pod, but rather to larger and 
heavier kernels, which is of far greater importance. The well- 
filled pods of the several varieties of the Hawaiian-grown nut 
is well shown in Plate I. This is in marked contrast to the 
poorly-filled and frequent "pops," (empty pods), met with in 
the exceptionally large pods of the Jumbo varieties during our 
earlier experiments. In selecting for seed, growers are cau- 
tioned to avoid selecting the extra large pods, which, while they 
are of fine appearance, frequently bear poorly-developed ker- 
