The Pecan and its Culture — David Hume — John Shaqi
The Pecan and its Culture
David Hume · en
DALZELL. Large, 2 x 7/8 x 3/4 inches; cylindrical flattened;
dull grayish-brown, pebbled, marked with narrow splashes of
purplish-brown from center to apex; base rounded; apex abruptly
sharp-pointed, four-angled and shouldered; shell rather thick,
brittle, 1.4 mm.; cracking quality medium; partitions thin;
kernel long, narrow with deep sutures, yellowish-brown in
color, texture firm and compact; flavor sweet, good; quality
good.
Obtained of S. H. Graves, Gainesville, Fla. The original
tree[D] stands in a 14-acre grove, four miles south of
Gainesville. The grove was planted in 1888, by Mr. J. R.
Zetrour, now of Rochelle, Fla.
DELMAS. Size large, 1-7/8 x 1 inches; ovate, marked with four
distinct ridges; color dull dark gray marked with dark specks
and blotches with purplish-black from center to apex; base
sloping, rounded, blunt; apex abruptly short-pointed,
four-angled; shell thick, brittle, 1.4 mm.; partitions thick,
corky; cracking quality good; kernel bright light yellow,
sutures broad, open, shallow, secondary ones almost lacking,
sometimes slack at bottom end; texture rather open; flavor
sweet; quality good.
[Illustration: FIG. 4. Mammoth. Dalzell. Kennedy.]
Described from specimens received from Mr. Theo. Bechtel, Ocean
Springs, Miss. A large nut of fairly good quality, said in some
cases to have been substituted for Schley, from which it is
very distinct.
DEWEY. Medium to large, 1-7/8 x 3/4 inches; ovate pointed;
color dull gray, marked with splashes of purplish-brown; base
rounded; apex sharp; shell brittle and thin, .88 mm.; cracking
quality very good; partitions thin; kernel full, plump, smooth,
bright light straw-colored, with narrow sutures of medium
depth; texture firm and solid; flavor sweet, rich, good;
quality very good.
Specimens for description obtained of H. K. Miller, Monticello,
Fla. Originated in Jefferson county, Fla.
DEWITT. An oddity, having the shape of a spinning top. Shell is
thin, and its rich meat is easily extracted on account of its
peculiar shape. (Bacon's Cat. 1900.)
DOMESTIC. Large, 2 x 3/4 inches; oblong ovate, compressed
toward the base; color light reddish-brown, with splotches of
purplish-brown throughout; base sloping, pointed; apex
four-angled, abruptly blunt-pointed; shell brittle, thin, .95
mm.; cracking quality good; partitions thick, red, corky;
kernel brownish-yellow, plump, full, wrinkled on the sides with
straight, narrow, deep sutures and secondary ones fairly well
developed; texture compact and fine grained; flavor sweet,
good; quality very good.
Specimens for description obtained from Frank H. Lewis,
Scranton, Miss.