. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 8a 1059. Forms of Hicoria ovata. 1. Ovate form. 2. Long-ovate form. G, 6a. Meriden. 7. Jack- son. S,8a. Milford. Nat. size. care is needed, except to guard agaiost tlie attacks of leaf-eating insects. Production and Cse. —Large quantities of Shagbarks are consumed in our cities, but the supply is mainly from th
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 8a 1059. Forms of Hicoria ovata. 1. Ovate form. 2. Long-ovate form. G, 6a. Meriden. 7. Jack- son. S,8a. Milford. Nat. size. care is needed, except to guard agaiost tlie attacks of leaf-eating insects. Production and Cse. —Large quantities of Shagbarks are consumed in our cities, but the supply is mainly from the forests. In some sections, choice second-growth trees have been preserved along fences and roadsides, and these are usually found to yield larger crops and finer nuts than the forest trees. In portions of south- eastern Pennsylvania there is a large pro- duction of nuts from such trees. In that section the nuts are marketed in the form of kernels free from shells, for use by confectioners and bakers. The cracking of the nuts is done by women and children on the farms, this work constituting a do- mestic industry of some importance at cer- tain seasons. As the use of Shagbarks in cooking is apparently increasing, it is im- portantthattrees Dearing .hoicenuts shall be preserved and cared for. The charac- teristics that determine commercial value are : first, cracking quality ; second,thinness of shell; third, size; fourth, plumpness and flavor of kernel; fifth, productive- ness. Numerous apparently natural Hickory hybrids have been brought to notice, but those thus far discovered have given little evidence of cultural value. The most important are the Nuss- baumer and McCallister nuts, which are described under Pecan. Varietie6\ —In consequence of the diffi- culty with which the Hickories are propa- gated by budding and grafting, few nur- series offer other than seedling trees. Several choice varieties of Shagbark have been described and named because of desirable character
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