r; rich; very good. (Report Sec. Agr., 1893,
295: 1894.)

HAVENS. Large. 1-7/8 x 1 x 7/8 inches; ovate, compressed; color
dull gray specked and splashed with purplish-brown; base
rounded, blunt-tipped; apex abruptly short-pointed,
four-angled; shell brittle, thin, .85 mm.; partitions of medium
thickness; cracking quality excellent; kernel very plump, full,
brownish-yellow marked with dark specks, primary sutures
narrow, deep, secondary ones very slightly marked, bottom ends
of halves of kernel divided; texture solid, compact, fine
grained; flavor sweet, good; quality very good.

Described from specimens received from Frank H. Lewis,
Scranton, Miss.

HOLLIS. (Syn.: _Post's Select in part._) Size medium, 1-3/8 x 1
inches; form roundish ovate, marked with four more or less
prominent longitudinal ridges; color dull brownish-yellow,
slightly splashed with purplish-brown about the apex; base
rounded; apex roundish, blunt; shell thick, 1.6 mm.;
partitions thick; cracking quality medium; kernel plump,
filling the shell, quite smooth, broadly and deeply grooved,
oval in outline, light brownish-yellow in color; texture fine
grained; flavor delicate, good; quality good.

Described from specimens received from Herbert Post, Fort
Worth, Tex. The seed nuts of this variety have been sold under
the name, "Post's Select." It originated at Bend, San Saba
county, Texas.

HUME. (Syn.: _Curtis No. 5._) Size medium, 1-1/2 x 7/8 inches;
short, oblong cylindrical, marked with two longitudinal ridges;
color grayish-brown marked with a number of short, narrow
purplish-brown splashes; base rounded, very blunt-tipped; apex
abruptly-pointed, flattened on two sides; shell thin, .8 mm.;
partitions medium, corky; cracking quality very good; kernel
full, plump, light yellowish-brown, marked and dotted with dark
spots, sutures straight, narrow, of medium depth; texture firm,
compact; flavor sweet, pleasant, quality very good.

The original tree of this variety stands in the grove of Dr. J.
B. Curtis, Orange Heights, Fla. It was grown from seed secured
from Arthur Brown, Bagdad, Fla., in 1886. It is a shy bearer.

IDEAL. Medium, 1-7/8 x 3/4 x 5/8 inches; oblong, somewhat
compressed, slightly constricted in the middle; color bright
grayish-brown mar