The Pecan and its CultureHume, H. Harold (Hardrada Harold)
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The Pecan and its Culture
Hume, H. Harold (Hardrada Harold)
Pecan
Described from specimens received from the Summit Nurseries,
Monticello, Fla. Originated on the grounds of this nursery
company in Jackson county, Fla. A small nut of very fine
quality, but too small to be recommended for extensive
planting.
LAMAR. Large, oblong, pointed, medium shell, full, best. (T. V.
Munson, Farm and Ranch, Dec. 8, 1904, p. 2).
LEWIS. Large, 1-5/8 x 7/8 inches; ovate, compressed; color
bright yellowish-brown marked with purplish-brown blotches
three-quarters of the distance back from apex; base rounded,
blunt-tipped; apex blunt-pointed, slightly wedged; shell thin,
.98 mm.; cracking quality good; partitions thick; kernel plump
or sometimes shrunken at lower end, wrinkled on the sides,
bright, light yellow in color, primary sutures broad, of medium
depth, secondary ones very shallow, wrinkled; texture fine
grained, solid; flavor sweet, pleasant; quality very good.
Described from specimens received from Frank H. Lewis,
Scranton, Miss.
LONGFELLOW. Large, 1-7/8 x 7/8 inches; obovate, angular,
sutured; color light yellowish-brown strongly marked with
purplish-black splashes throughout; base sloping, rounded; apex
shouldered, abruptly-pointed, flattened and quadrangular; shell
of medium thickness, 1.15 mm.; partitions very thin; cracking
quality good; kernel full, plump, somewhat wrinkled; light
straw-colored, sutures narrow of medium depth; texture fine
grained, compact; flavor sweet, rich, nutty; quality excellent.
Described from specimens received from E. E. Risien, San Saba,
Texas. A pecan of good quality and an excellent keeper.
LOUISIANA. Size medium, 1-7/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 inches; oblong
cylindrical; color grayish-brown, marked with splashes of
purplish-black towards the apex; base rounded, sloping; apex
sloping, pointed; shell rather thick, 1.4 mm.; partitions of
medium thickness; cracking quality very good; kernel full,
plump, dark yellow, sutures broad, shallow; texture firm,
compact; flavor sweet, good; quality very good.
Described from specimens received from Summit Nurseries,
Monticello, Fla.
MAGNUM BONUM. Medium, ovate; shell thin; partitions thin;
kernel plump, sweet; quality very good. (Hume, Bul. 54, Fla.
Exp. Station, 1900, 207).
MAMMOTH. (Syn.: _Steckler's Mammoth._) Large to very large, 2 x
1 inches; form ovate; color dull gray, pebbled, with a very few
dark lines at the apex; base rounded; apex flattened,
four-angled, blunt; shell thick, 1.4 mm.; cracking quality very
poor; partitions corky, very thick; kernel bright
yellowish-brown with broad, deep sutures and fuzzy lining
adhering to kernel; texture coarse; flavor sweet and good;
quality quite good.
Obtained of J. Steckler Seed Company.
[Illustration: Fig. 7a. The Mantura Pecan.]
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