The Pecan and its Culture — David Hume — John Shaqi
The Pecan and its Culture
David Hume · en
MONEY. (Syn.: _Senator Money._) Size large, 1 x 7/8 x 7/8
inches; ovate, somewhat four-angled, color light brown marked
with blotches of purplish-brown sometimes throughout; base
abruptly blunt-pointed; apex wedged, pointed; shell brittle,
medium to thick, 1.3 mm.; partitions medium; kernel plump,
full, bright light yellow, sutures broad, shallow, secondary
ones indistinct; texture rather open, of medium grain; flavor
sweet, good; quality very good.
A large, plump-meated pecan of very good quality, described
from specimens received from Frank H. Lewis, Scranton, Miss.
MONEY-MAKER. Size medium, 1-5/16 x 1 inches; ovate, oblong;
color light yellowish-brown with a few purplish-brown marks
about the apex; base rounded; apex abruptly rounded, slightly
wedged; small nipples; shell of medium thickness, 1.1 mm.;
partitions medium thick, corky; cracking quality very good;
kernel full, plump, broadly oval, sutures straight, broad,
shallow, secondary ones small; texture firm, solid; flavor
sweet, good; quality very good.
Described from specimens received from Prof. F. H. Burnette,
Baton Rouge, La. This pecan was originated and introduced by S.
H. James, Mound, La.; the quality is very good and the variety
is precocious, prolific and hardy.
MOORE. Size small, 1-3/8 x 3/4 inches; ovate; color light
yellowish-brown marked with a few small purplish spots about
the apex; base rounded; apex abruptly nippled, short; shell
brittle, thin, 1.1 mm.; partitions rather thin; cracking
quality very good; kernel dark yellow, plump, full, sutures
narrow, shallow; texture firm, compact, solid; flavor sweet and
good; quality very good.
Described from specimens received from J. H. Girardeau,
Monticello, Fla. The variety is so small that we deem it
scarcely worthy of propagation.
MORRIS. Size medium, 1-5/8 x 3/4 inches; ovate; color light
brown, bright, clean, base sloping, rounded; apex tapering
abruptly to a blunt point; shell brittle, of medium thickness,
1.45 mm.; partitions thick; cracking quality very good; kernel
plump, filling the shell, straw-colored, primary sutures broad
and deep, secondary ones shallow; texture firm, compact;
flavor sweet, good; quality very good.
Described from specimens received from Summit Nurseries,
Monticello, Fla.
NELSON. Nut the largest of all known; some specimens weighing
nearly one ounce; elliptical-oblong in shape; medium thin
shell, clean, bright in color; kernel plump, sweet and rich;
quality very best, a quick grower; early bearer, very prolific;
habit of growth like the Frotscher, forming a round-headed
tree. (Catalogue J. Steckler Seed Co., 1905, p. 172.)
NIGGER. Medium, short oval, thin shell, full, excellent. (T. V.
Munson, Farm and Ranch, Dec. 3, 1904, p. 2.)