. 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. 346 THE KUT CULTUKIST. too easily in handling the nuts, or even when they drop on the ground (Felix Gillet). Meylan walnut.—a French variety that orig- inated near the little village of of Meylan, in the vicin- ity of which it is quite extensively cultivated for home use and export. OcTOGONA.—Of uncertain origin, but very much resembles one of the Oriental species in the form and sculpture of the shell (Fig. 95). The shell is also
. 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. 346 THE KUT CULTUKIST. too easily in handling the nuts, or even when they drop on the ground (Felix Gillet). Meylan walnut.—a French variety that orig- inated near the little village of of Meylan, in the vicin- ity of which it is quite extensively cultivated for home use and export. OcTOGONA.—Of uncertain origin, but very much resembles one of the Oriental species in the form and sculpture of the shell (Fig. 95). The shell is also very thick, as shown in the cross section (Fig. 96). Of no special value. Parisienne WALNUT.—Although this was named for the city of Paris it did not originate there, but in the South of France. It is a large and rather broad variety, with a firm but thin shell (Fig. 97) and excellent flavored ker- nel. It is reported that this variety succeeds in California, also in the South wherever tried. The trees leaf out late in spring and are rarely in- jured by frosts, and are re- markably productive. Precocious Dwarf Prolific.—A French variety of a dwarf habit, and the plants noted for bearing when very young. A correspondent of The Garden (London, Eng.), referring to this variety some years ago, says: " It is precocious on account of the singular and exceptional fact that it is born almost an adult; in fact, it is nothing uncommon to see a tree in its third year bearing excellent ; He does not say, however, whether he refers to seedlings or grafted plants, but we may presume the latter or those raised from layers, for cultivators who have experimented with seedlings have found that they possess a strong tendency. FIG. 97. PAEI8IBNNE. 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
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