. The American fruit culturist. —Risien. Fig. 597-—Stuart. Pearl. Medium size, thin shell, sweet kernel; no corky growth in-side. A choice nut for family use, but said to be too small formarket. E. E. Risien, San Saba, Tex. Ribera. Size above medium; oblong ovate; cracking qualitiesgood ; shell thin ; kernel plump, light brown, free from the bitter,red, corky growth which adheres to the shell; meat yellow, tender,with rich, delicate, pleasant Fig. 598.—Van Deman. Risien. Large ovate; quality excellent. E. E. Risien, San Saba,Tex. Fig. 596. San Saba. Medium, cylindrical; kernel plump,
. The American fruit culturist. —Risien. Fig. 597-—Stuart. Pearl. Medium size, thin shell, sweet kernel; no corky growth in-side. A choice nut for family use, but said to be too small formarket. E. E. Risien, San Saba, Tex. Ribera. Size above medium; oblong ovate; cracking qualitiesgood ; shell thin ; kernel plump, light brown, free from the bitter,red, corky growth which adheres to the shell; meat yellow, tender,with rich, delicate, pleasant Fig. 598.—Van Deman. Risien. Large ovate; quality excellent. E. E. Risien, San Saba,Tex. Fig. 596. San Saba. Medium, cylindrical; kernel plump, light yellow, sweetand rich. E. E. Risien. San Saba, Tex. Stuart.* Large, roundish, ovoid; thin shell; considerable corky-growth in partitions ; kernel plump ; quality good. Late W. R,Stuart, Ocean Springs, Miss. Fig. 597. Van Deman.* Large, oblong; thin shell; considerable corkygrowth ; kernel not so plump as Stuart; flavor excellent. R. Stuart, Mississippi. Fig. 598. 454 NUTS. Shellbark Hickories. Of the several varieties of ordinarily so-called hickoriesfound growing wild in the United States—as the shellbark{Hicoria laciniosa), shagbark {Hicoria ovata), mocker-nut {Hico-ria alba), pignut (^Hicoria glabra) bitter-nut {Hicoria minima)water hickory {Hicoria aquaticd), and nutmeg-hickory {Hico-ria myristicceformis)—the first only has qualities which com-mend themselves for cultivation. As this work is intended
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