The Pecan and its Culture Part 2

ATLANTA. Size medium, 1-7/8 x 7/8 x 11/16 inches; ovate, compressed; color dull gray liberally specked with small, dark dots, splashed with purplish markings from middle to apex; base sloping, blunt-pointed; apex sloping, short-pointed; sh.e.l.l brittle, moderately thin; part.i.tions rather thick, corky; cracking quality quite good; kernel full, plump, sutures narrow of medium depth, secondary sutures lacking; color light yellowish-brown, bright; texture solid, compact; flavor sweet, good; quality very good.

Originated by G. M. Bacon, DeWitt, Ga., and first catalogued about 1900.

BACON. (Syn.: _Bacon's Choice_.) Size small, 1-1/4 x 7/8 inches; rounded, compressed toward the apex; color dull brownish-gray, thickly dotted with dark specks, liberally splashed with purplish-brown markings toward the apex; base rounded; apex abruptly blunt-pointed; sh.e.l.l thin, .85 mm.; cracking quality excellent; part.i.tions thin, papery; kernel roundish, bright, light brownish-yellow, plump, full, smooth, sutures broad, of medium depth; flavor sweet, nutty, good; quality very good.

A small pecan of good quality, originated by G. M. Bacon, DeWitt, Ga., and introduced by him in 1900.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 2. Money-maker, Post, San Saba, Half Kernel of Bacon]

BARTOW. Medium size, thin sh.e.l.l and fine flavor. (Bacon's Cat., page 29, 1904.)

BEAUTY. Ill.u.s.trated in "The Pecan and How to Grow It." (Stuart Pecan Co., 1893, p. 59, fig. 5.)

BELLE. Medium, ovate, quality very good. (J. V. Munson, Farm and Ranch, Dec. 3, 1904, p. 2.)

BIEDIGER. Listed in "Nut Culture in the United States," U. S.

Dept. Agr., Div. Pomology, 64, 1896.

BILOXI. (W. R. Stuart, Ocean Springs, Miss.) Medium size, cylindrical, pointed at each end; surface quite regular, light brown; sh.e.l.l thin; cracking quality medium; kernel plump, with yellowish-brown surface; free from astringency, of good quality, and keeps well without becoming rancid. Introduced several years ago by W. R. Stuart as Mexican Paper-sh.e.l.l, but the name has since been changed to Biloxi. (Report Sec. Agr., 1893. 295, 1894).

BLACK JACK. Listed in "Nut Culture in the United States," U. S.

Dept. Agr., Div. Pomology, 64, 1896.

BOLTON. Size medium, 1-3/8 x 1 inches; ovate conical; color dull gray marked with purplish-brown blotches about the apex; base rounded; apex angled, blunt, sloping gradually from the center; sh.e.l.l thick, 1.9 mm.; part.i.tions thick; cracking quality medium; kernel brownish-yellow, somewhat wrinkled; sutures broad, deep, inner surface wrinkled, broadly oval in outline, texture rather open; flavor sweet, nutty; quality good.

Originated in Jefferson county, Florida. Described from specimens received from J. H. Girardeau, Monticello, Fla.

BRACKETT. Named for our U. S. Pomologist. It is a very fine market pecan, unexcelled in richness of flavor, and has a thin sh.e.l.l. Trees are fine growers, heavy bearers, and with proper care and attention come into bearing at six years old. (Bacon's Cat., 1900).

BRADLEY. Large, oblong, ovoid, sh.e.l.l thin, kernel plump, best.

(J. V. Munson, Farm and Ranch, Dec. 3, 1904, p. 2.)

BRIDEX. Listed in "Nut Culture in the United States," U. S.

Dept. Agr., Div. Pomology, 64, 1896.

BULLETS. A decided novelty in pecans. As its name indicates, it is of bullet shape, being almost perfectly round. It has a fine flavor, sh.e.l.l is very thin. (Bacon's Cat., 1900).

CAPITAL. Size medium to large, 1-7/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 inches; ovate oblong, compressed with well-marked sutures; color light-brown streaked and splashed with purplish-brown markings from center to apex; base rounded, blunt-tipped; apex abruptly short-pointed, nippled; sh.e.l.l brittle, of medium thickness, 1.3 mm.; part.i.tions of medium thickness; cracking quality very good; kernel plump, filling the sh.e.l.l, brownish-yellow in color, primary sutures broad and fairly deep, secondary ones well defined, running almost the length of the kernel; texture rather open; flavor good; quality good.

Described from specimens received from Mr. Theo. Bechtel, Ocean Springs, Miss.

CARMAN. Size medium, 1-7/8 x 3/4 inches; oblong, compressed; color light yellowish-brown marked with splashes and blotches of brownish-black about the apex; base rounded, blunt-tipped; apex abruptly-pointed, shouldered and four-angled; sh.e.l.l brittle of medium thickness, 1.2 mm.; part.i.tions thin; cracking quality very good; kernel long, slender, plump, straw-colored, sutures straight, narrow, shallow; texture firm, compact; flavor sweet, pleasant; quality very good.

Described from specimens received from Prof. F. H. Burnette, Baton Rouge, La. Originated and introduced by Mr. S. H. James, Mound, La.

CENTENNIAL. Size large, 2 x 7/8 x 3/4 inches; oblong, compressed, constricted in the middle, with well marked sutures; color grayish-brown, bright, marked with a few purplish markings in the grooves at the apex; base tapering to a blunt point; apex tapering, pointed, wedge-shaped, sometimes curved; sh.e.l.l medium thick, 1.5 mm.; part.i.tions thin; cracking quality medium; kernel plump, full, brownish-yellow, bright, sutures rather small, straight, secondary ones marked by a line, surface rather wrinkled; flavor sweet, delicate; quality very good.

Described from specimens received from Mr. J. F. Jones, Monticello, Fla. "The original tree stood on the Anita plantation of Mr. Amant Bourgeois, on the east bank of the Mississippi river in St. James Parish, La."[C] It was destroyed March 14, 1890, by the Anita Creva.s.se. Sixteen trees were grafted in 1846 and 1847 by the slave gardener, Antoine, of Mr.

Telesph.o.r.e J. Roman, owner of Oak Alley plantation. Two of these earlier trees are still standing. Nuts were exhibited at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, in 1876, by Hubert Bonzano. Under the name Centennial, it was probably first catalogued by the late Richard Frotscher, of New Orleans, in 1885.

CHIQUITA. Small, ovate, sh.e.l.l medium, best, long keeper. (T. V.

Munson, Farm and Ranch, December 3, 1904, p. 2.)

CLARK. Size medium to large, 1-3/4 x 7/8 inches; ovate oblong; color dull gray, with a few purplish spots about the apex; base rounded; apex blunt; sh.e.l.l brittle of medium thickness, 1.3 mm.; cracking quality medium; part.i.tions thick, corky; kernel full and plump with narrow sutures of medium depth, light yellow in color and marked here and there with black dots; texture rather open; flavor good; quality good.

Obtained of J. H. Girardeau, Monticello, Fla.

COLORADO. Mentioned by Andrew Fuller in "The Nut-Culturist,"

1896, p. 169.

CURTIS. (Syn.: _Curtis No. 2_). Medium, 1-5/8 x 7/8 inches; ovate, conical, compressed; color brownish-gray, marked throughout with dark specks and a few purplish specks about the apex; base rounded; apex sloping, pointed; sh.e.l.l thin, .7 mm.; cracking quality excellent; part.i.tions thin, smooth; kernel bright straw-colored, plump, full, with narrow sutures of medium depth; texture compact, firm; flavor sweet, rich, nutty; quality excellent.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 3. Curtis Pecan.]

The original tree of this variety is to be found in the grove of Dr. J. B. Curtis, Orange Heights, Fla. It was raised from seed secured from Arthur Brown, Bagdad, Fla., and planted in 1886. It is a meritorious variety, being prolific, of good appearance and excellent quality.

DAISY. Medium to large, 1-7/8 x 13/16 x 3/4 inches; oblong cylindrical; color reddish-brown marked with a few purplish-brown spots about the apex; base rounded; apex abruptly tapering, rather short; sh.e.l.l brittle, thin .93 mm.; cracking quality fairly good; part.i.tions thick; kernel light brownish-yellow, full, plump, with broad and very shallow sutures; texture firm and compact; flavor sweet, good; quality good.

Obtained of S. W. Peek, Hartwell, Ga.

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; sh.e.l.l rather thick, brittle, 1.4 mm.; cracking quality medium; part.i.tions 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 Roch.e.l.le, 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; sh.e.l.l thick, brittle, 1.4 mm.; part.i.tions 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.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 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 subst.i.tuted 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; sh.e.l.l brittle and thin, .88 mm.; cracking quality very good; part.i.tions 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. Sh.e.l.l 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; sh.e.l.l brittle, thin, .95 mm.; cracking quality good; part.i.tions 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.

EARLY TEXAN. (Louis Biediger, Idlewild, Tex.) Size above medium, short, cylindrical, with rounded base and blunt conical crown; sh.e.l.l quite thick, sh.e.l.l lining thick, astringent; cracking quality medium; kernel not very plump, of mild nutty flavor; quality good. (Report Sec'y Agr., 1893: 295, 1894.)

EGG. (Syn.: _Eggsh.e.l.l_.) Medium; ovate; sh.e.l.l thin; part.i.tions thin; kernel plump; quality good. D. L. Pierson, Monticello, Fla. Grown from seed procured from Louisiana in 1889. (Hume, Bul. 54, Florida Exp. Station, 203, 1900.)

EXCELSIOR. A variety reported by Ladd Bros., Stonewall, Miss.

(Listed in "Nut Culture in the United States," U. S. Dept.