. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1912 . HAVENS. OWENS £.J^y?<JLc<!!£_. Major,Burkett, Warrick, Havens, and Owens Pecans. lius 9icn en ut« h PROMISING NEW FRUITS. 273 PECANS.[Plate VIII.] Until quite recent years planters of pecan trees have been greatlyhandicapped in the selection of varieties because of the limited num-ber of choice sorts which have shown special adaptability to particu-lar localities. In comparison with most other fruits the number ofvarieties available in the form of budded or grafted trees has beenvery small, and of most varieties but a small
. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1912 . HAVENS. OWENS £.J^y?<JLc<!!£_. Major,Burkett, Warrick, Havens, and Owens Pecans. lius 9icn en ut« h PROMISING NEW FRUITS. 273 PECANS.[Plate VIII.] Until quite recent years planters of pecan trees have been greatlyhandicapped in the selection of varieties because of the limited num-ber of choice sorts which have shown special adaptability to particu-lar localities. In comparison with most other fruits the number ofvarieties available in the form of budded or grafted trees has beenvery small, and of most varieties but a small stock was carried bythe nurseries. Planters frequently have been satisfied with pecantrees merely because they were grafted or budded, withoutregard to the variety or its adaptability to local conditions, and notinfrequently the varieties have been of a selected list made up byunscrupulous tree sellers. Up to the present time from 100 to 150varieties have been propagated, but of these many have already beenabandoned and others are of too recent introduction to hav
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