GRIFFING’S VICTORY CATALOGUE—1946 


The Pecan is the State Tree of 
Texas, They should be planted exten- 
sively for shade and the nuts are a 
profitable crop. Trees should be 
planted 60 ft. apart, requiring 12 
trees per acre. 
We list only the varieties we can 
recommend for the Gulf Coast Ter- 
ritory. 
Pecan Cultivation 
Notwithstanding the fact that Pe- 
can Orchards have been _ planted 
heavily throughout the South for a 
number of years, and there are many 
thousands of acres now bearing, the 
outlook is even brighter at present 
than at any time heretofore. Those 
who engaged in the industry in the 
earlier days are reaping rich rewards, 
and where it might seem that there 
was a danger of overproduction, the 
market and demand is growing even 
taster than production, so that today 
we find a ready sales for the im- 
proved varieties of Pecans at prices 
even better than they were ten years 
ago. 
There are several reasons why the 
Pecan offers greater inducements for 
the commercial planter than almost 
any other crop. Briefly they are: the 
Improved Varieties budded or grafted 
from bearing trees begin to produce 
crops very early; the tree is long 
lived; it is fairly free of injurious in- 
sects and diseases; the nuts do not 
have to be sold immediately when 
gathered, but may be kept for 
months without the necessity of plac- 
ing in cold storage. 
Cultivate Well and Get Results 
We cannot too firmly advocate 
cultivation of nut trees. You are 
aware of the large income they will 
bring you. If you want the best 
results, it is imperative that you 
fertilize, spray, and cultivate your 
trees well and give them excellent 
care and attention. Without this 
proper attention, is is impossible to 
expect good results. 
Number of Trees to the Acre 
Lee Ttoet a 43,500 
10: x10 feetata 435 
15 x 15 feet 196 
20 x 20 feet 108 
30 x 30 feet ;. .- 45 
40 x 40 feet ....... vay 
60 x 60 feet... 12 
Time of Bearing 
The time of bearing depends up- 
on the care given and the method 
of fertilizing. It is better to have 
the tree make a good, sturdy growth 
and attain fair size before it ‘bears; 
then the method of care should be 
changed so as to produce short twigs 
upon which the nut clusters are 
borne. This can be done by de- 
creasing the amount of nitrogen and 
adding potash. 
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PECANS 

BIG ‘‘Z’’— Strong, upright grower, 
making a rounded head. The peer 
of all varieties for the lower coast- 
al section. The Big ‘Z’’ bears 
twice as many nuts as any of the 
old standard varieties in the same 
grove. It is the only large nut 
we have observed which bears 
regularly. The size averages 38 to 
40 to the pound. Shell is thin, 
partitions thin, appearance fine, 
kernel rich, yellow, crisp, and of 
fine flavor. Best cracking quali- 
ties of any large nut. Very early 
and prolific bearer. 
CURTIS — Tree _ vigorous, open 
growth; bears at an early age; 
very prolific, shell thin, cracking 
quality exceptionally good. Kern- 
el plump and richest in quantity 
of any pecan generally planted. 
STUART—Tree is decidedly strong, 
upright grower. Nuts are medi- 
um to large, fairly thin shell, and 
of good quality. Planted more 
generally than any other variety. 
Very hardy. 
SUCCESS—tTree is a sturdy, vigor- 
ous grower, making a broad, full 
head. Nuts are large, almost 
round, some larger at the stem 
end. Shell is of average thick- 
ness. Fills well and of good Qual- 
ity. Successful over a wide area. 
Class Caliper Min. Ht. Each Dozen 
NB Y2 in. 2 ft. $2.50 $25.00 
NB 4 itt, ea ttre S650 35.00 
NB 1 in. 4. ft. 5.00 50.00 
NB os! ¥27in. Gott 2.50 75.00 
MEYHAN—Uniform upright habit of 
growth, produces very large nuts, 
which have thin shell. Flavor is 
fair and cracking qualities fine. 
Early bearing and extra large nuts. 
Some measure 21/2 inches long. 
Class Caliper Min. Ht. Each Dozen 
NB v2 in. 2 ft. $2.90 $29.00 
NB VY in. 3 ft. 3.80 38.00 
NB 1 in. 4 ft. 6.00 60.00 
NB 1% in. 6 ft. 9.00 90.00 
BEARING PECANS 
SAVE TIME—PLANT BEAR- 
ING SIZE PECAN TREES 
You can save years in results by 
planting the large Bearing Pecan trees 
which we offer from our Orchard 
selections. These trees are _ nice 
Specimens growing in our fields, 
which have been bearing already and 
by pruning back the tops in trans- 
planting with proper care can be 
bought back into bearing within the 
second year. 
In this group of trees we offer 
the same Standard varieties as offer- 
ed in small Nursery size trees, but 
these large trees we should move 
B&B (Balled and Burlapped) to 
cause as little disturbance to} the 
roots as possible. These nice large 
trees are nice for Shade trees, as 
well as for the pecans to be harvested 
from them. 
PRICES FOR B&B SPECIMEN 
BEARING SIZE PECAN TREES: 
Class Caliper Price Each 
BEB 4 ind. Go eens ohn $42.00 
BOE.) 5) in. ee ee 60.00 
BGE. “6. eee ee ae, oe 75.00 
BEB 7 ind st3.5 See 98.00 
HANDLED B&B 
The large bearing size Pecan trees 
which we have growing in our Nur- 
sery are well spaced and nicely shap- 
ed Trees. By transplanting them B&B, 
with little disturbance to the root 
system, we find that the bearing- 
size trees transplant with good re- 
sults, and the second year after plant- 
ing they begin to bear again. This 
saves a long wait for Pecans over 
waiting for the small trees to come 
into bearing. 

