. The nut culturist : a treatise on the propagation, planting and cultivation of nut-bearing trees and shrubs, adapted to the climate of the United States ... Nuts. THE WALNUT. 2^3 South America. The nuts are usually of good size, with a dark grayish shell; thiu but firm, wibh plump kernels of excellent flavor. These nuts arrive in February and March. Many of the Chile walnuts have three valves (Fig. 90), instead of the normal two. Such freaks are occasionally found among the European varieties, also in the native hickories, but these tri-valved nuts appear to be very abundant among the Chile
. The nut culturist : a treatise on the propagation, planting and cultivation of nut-bearing trees and shrubs, adapted to the climate of the United States ... Nuts. THE WALNUT. 2^3 South America. The nuts are usually of good size, with a dark grayish shell; thiu but firm, wibh plump kernels of excellent flavor. These nuts arrive in February and March. Many of the Chile walnuts have three valves (Fig. 90), instead of the normal two. Such freaks are occasionally found among the European varieties, also in the native hickories, but these tri-valved nuts appear to be very abundant among the Chile walnuts. Cluster walnut. Racemosa oe Spicata.—De- scribed by Mr. Gillet as a variety of the Persian walnut, producing medium, thin-shelled nuts in long clusters of from eight to twenty-eight. He also says that he intro- duced it into this country, but from whence we are not informed. LavellSe (1877) records it as a variety of J. regia, under the name of racemosa, giving its synonym as Ju- glans Galifornica of the horticulturists. I have not found it mentioned elsewhere. CUT-L BATED WALNUT.—A variety with deeply cut leaves; very orna- mental, as seen in fig. 91. ctrx-LEAVED walnut. Fig. 91. Nuts quite small, but of good quality. Franquette.^Another old standard French vari- ety, with large, elongated-oval nuts with a distinct point. Shell thin ; kernel large, and of rich flavor. The tree blooms late; valuable for planting in the South. Gant or Bijou walnut.—A remarkable variety on account of its extraordinary size. The shell is thin, with rather deep furrows, those of the largest size being made into ladies' companions, where to stow away gloves or handkerchiefs, hence the name "Gant" walnufc. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fuller, Andrew Samuel, 1828-1896. New York : Orange J
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