The Pecan and its Culture

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STUART. (Syn.: _Castanera._) Size large to very large, 1-7/8 x
     1 inches; ovate cylindrical; color grayish-brown splashed and
     dotted with purplish-black; base rounded, tipped; apex blunt,
     abrupt, somewhat four-angled; shell medium in thickness, 1.1
     mm.; partitions thin; cracking quality very good; kernel plump,
     full, bright straw-colored, sutures moderately broad and deep,
     secondary sutures not well defined; texture solid, fine
     grained; flavor rich, sweet; quality very good.

     Described from specimens received from the Stuart Pecan Co.,
     Ocean Springs, Miss. This variety has been tested and found to
     succeed over a wide range of country. The original tree,[G]
     grown from a nut planted by John R. Lassabe, about 1874, stood
     in the garden now owned by Capt. E. Castanera, Pascagoula,
     Miss. It was blown down in October, 1893, but a new shoot, now
     in bearing, has sprung up from the roots.

[Illustration: FIG. 12. Success Pecan.]

     SUCCESS. Size large, 1-9/16 x 1 inches; oblong-ovate tapering
     from near base to apex; color light yellowish-brown strongly
     marked with purplish-brown splashes about the apex; base
     flattened, roundish; apex blunt, four-angled; shell thin, .93
     mm.; cracking quality very good; partitions thin; kernel large,
     full, plump, filling the shell, light yellow in color, sutures
     broad of medium depth, inner surface wrinkled, oval in outline;
     texture firm, solid, compact; flavor sweet, rich; quality very
     good.

     The original tree was found "growing in a crowded row of
     seedlings planted at Ocean Springs, Miss., by the late W. B.
     Schmidt, about ten years previously. The original Success tree
     first attracted attention in the fall of 1901." Described from
     specimens received from Theo. Bechtel, Ocean Springs, Miss.


     SWEETMEAT. Size medium, 1-1/4 x 7/8 inches; color bright
     grayish-brown marked with small streaks of purplish-brown about
     the apex; abruptly blunt; shell thin, .8 mm.; partitions of
     medium thickness, corky; cracking quality good; kernel plump,
     full, light yellow, sutures broad, shallow; texture fine
     grained, compact; flavor sweet; quality good.

     Described from specimens received from Summit Nurseries,
     Monticello, Fla.

     TEXAS. Quite large, some very long; white hull; black points.
     (Helen Harcourt, "Florida Fruits and How to Grow Them," 1886,
     p. 212.)

     TEXAS PROLIFIC. Large, oblong, shell thin, cream, clean, plump,
     best. (T. V. Munson, Farm and Ranch, Dec. 3rd, 1904, p. 2.)