PI. 211. 
A SICILIAN PISTACHE TREE IN CALIFORNIA, PISTACIA VERA, S. P.. I. No. 12782. 
Early introductions of the pistache nut trees made by Fairchild and Swingle from Greece and 
Syria in 1899 and 1900 have grown well in California and their behavior has been under observa- 
tion for some time by Messrs. W. T. Swingle and G. P. Rixford. The prospect of commercial 
pistache nut culture in California is emphasized by the vigor and health of this tree, introduced 
by Mr. T. H. Kearney from Bronte, Sicily, in 1905. It is a female and fruiting this season. Pho- 
tographed (P19669FS) by P. H. Dorsett, Chico, Cal., Field Station, May 9, 1916. 
