y shallow, wrinkled; texture fine
grained, solid; flavor sweet, pleasant; quality very good.

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

LONGFELLOW. Large, 1-7/8 x 7/8 inches; obovate, angular,
sutured; color light yellowish-brown strongly marked with
purplish-black splashes throughout; base sloping, rounded; apex
shouldered, abruptly-pointed, flattened and quadrangular; shell
of medium thickness, 1.15 mm.; partitions very thin; cracking
quality good; kernel full, plump, somewhat wrinkled; light
straw-colored, sutures narrow of medium depth; texture fine
grained, compact; flavor sweet, rich, nutty; quality excellent.

Described from specimens received from E. E. Risien, San Saba,
Texas. A pecan of good quality and an excellent keeper.

LOUISIANA. Size medium, 1-7/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 inches; oblong
cylindrical; color grayish-brown, marked with splashes of
purplish-black towards the apex; base rounded, sloping; apex
sloping, pointed; shell rather thick, 1.4 mm.; partitions of
medium thickness; cracking quality very good; kernel full,
plump, dark yellow, sutures broad, shallow; texture firm,
compact; flavor sweet, good; quality very good.

Described from specimens received from Summit Nurseries,
Monticello, Fla.

MAGNUM BONUM. Medium, ovate; shell thin; partitions thin;
kernel plump, sweet; quality very good. (Hume, Bul. 54, Fla.
Exp. Station, 1900, 207).

MAMMOTH. (Syn.: _Steckler's Mammoth._) Large to very large, 2 x
1 inches; form ovate; color dull gray, pebbled, with a very few
dark lines at the apex; base rounded; apex flattened,
four-angled, blunt; shell thick, 1.4 mm.; cracking quality very
poor; partitions corky, very thick; kernel bright
yellowish-brown with broad, deep sutures and fuzzy lining
adhering to kernel; texture coarse; flavor sweet and good;
quality quite good.

Obtained of J. Steckler Seed Company.

[Illustration: Fig. 7a. The Mantura Pecan.]

MANTURA. Size large, 2 x 13/16, 1-7/8 x 7/8 inches; oblong,
oval; color dull reddish-brown liberally marked with large,
irregular black splashes; base taper-pointed, blunt; apex
sharp-pointed, nippled; shell very thin, .78 mm.; brittle,
dense; cracking quality very good; partitions thin; kernel dark
straw-colored, plump, smooth, o