1893, but a new shoot, now
in bearing, has sprung up from the roots.

[Illustration: FIG. 12. Success Pecan.]

SUCCESS. Size large, 1-9/16 x 1 inches; oblong-ovate tapering
from near base to apex; color light yellowish-brown strongly
marked with purplish-brown splashes about the apex; base
flattened, roundish; apex blunt, four-angled; shell thin, .93
mm.; cracking quality very good; partitions thin; kernel large,
full, plump, filling the shell, light yellow in color, sutures
broad of medium depth, inner surface wrinkled, oval in outline;
texture firm, solid, compact; flavor sweet, rich; quality very
good.

The original tree was found "growing in a crowded row of
seedlings planted at Ocean Springs, Miss., by the late W. B.
Schmidt, about ten years previously. The original Success tree
first attracted attention in the fall of 1901." Described from
specimens received from Theo. Bechtel, Ocean Springs, Miss.

SWEETMEAT. Size medium, 1-1/4 x 7/8 inches; color bright
grayish-brown marked with small streaks of purplish-brown about
the apex; abruptly blunt; shell thin, .8 mm.; partitions of
medium thickness, corky; cracking quality good; kernel plump,
full, light yellow, sutures broad, shallow; texture fine
grained, compact; flavor sweet; quality good.

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

TEXAS. Quite large, some very long; white hull; black points.
(Helen Harcourt, "Florida Fruits and How to Grow Them," 1886,
p. 212.)

TEXAS PROLIFIC. Large, oblong, shell thin, cream, clean, plump,
best. (T. V. Munson, Farm and Ranch, Dec. 3rd, 1904, p. 2.)

THOMAS. Size small, 1-1/8 x 1 inches; short, roundish oblong;
color brownish-gray dotted with small specks throughout, marked
with dark purplish splashes from middle to apex; base rounded;
apex abruptly short, pointed, nippled; shell of medium
thickness, 1.2 mm.; partitions thick, corky, reddish; cracking
quality quite good; kernel plump, filling the shell, sutures of
medium depth, narrow, texture compact, fine grained, solid;
flavor good; quality good.

Described from specimens received from Walter Thomas, Palatka,
Fla.

TURKEY EGG, JR. Smaller and shorter than the above; cracking
quality medium; shell of medium thickness; kernel plump,