The Pecan and its Culture — David Hume — John Shaqi
The Pecan and its Culture
David Hume · en
Introduced by Mrs. C. W. Jacocks, Formosa, Fla., from whom
specimens were received.
JAMES GIANT. Medium to large, 2 x 7/8 inches; ovate
cylindrical; color brownish-gray, marked with a few purplish
splashes about the apex; base rounded; apex abruptly
sharp-pointed with four rather prominent ridges; shell thin, 1.
mm.; cracking quality good; partitions medium thickness; kernel
bright light yellow, with narrow deep sutures and well defined
secondary sutures; texture firm, compact; flavor sweet, good;
quality very good.
Obtained of Prof. F. H. Burnette, Baton Rouge, La.
JAMES NO. 1. Size large, 2 x 13/16 x 3/4 inches; oblong, ovate,
compressed; brownish-yellow in color with a few brownish
streaks about the apex; base rounded, blunt-tipped; apex
abruptly blunt-pointed, four-angled, nippled; shell thin, .8
mm.; partitions thin; cracking quality very good; kernel
straw-colored, usually full and plump, though sometimes
shrunken at one end, primary sutures broad, shallow, secondary
ones well defined; texture solid, fine grained; flavor very
good, sweet; quality very good.
Described from specimens received from Prof. F. H. Burnette,
Baton Rouge, La. Originated and introduced by S. H. James,
Mound, La.
JAMES PAPER-SHELL. Medium to large, 1-7/8 x 3/4 inches;
cylindrical or slightly quadrangular, slender; color
yellowish-brown marked with purplish splashes from center to
apex; base rounded; apex abruptly-pointed, four-angled; shell
thin, .96 mm.; partitions thin; cracking quality very good;
kernel sometimes slack at one end, usually plump, smooth,
bright brownish-yellow; sutures narrow, shallow; texture firm,
compact; flavor very good, sweet; quality very good.
Originated by S. H. James, Mound, La., and described from
specimens received from Prof. F. H. Burnette, Baton Rouge, La.
JEWETT. Large, 1-7/8 x 7/8 inches; obovate, flattened, angular,
frequently constricted at the middle; color dull reddish-brown,
marked with large purplish splashes; base rounded; apex blunt
four-angled, frequently curved; shell brittle, thick; cracking
quality very good; partitions of medium thickness; kernel
bright straw-colored, plump, smooth, somewhat triangular, with
broad, open, shallow sutures; texture firm, compact; flavor
fair; quality medium.
Obtained of Chas. E. Pabst, Ocean Springs, Miss.