Pecan Nuts—uniform in size, color and shape. Variety,Curtis.THE PECAN
AND
ITS CULTURE
BY
H. HAROLD HUME
PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA
The American Fruit and Nut Journal
1906
Copyright, 1906.
By
H. Harold Hume.
CONTENTS.
Introduction. Botany.
Chapter I. Commercial and Ornamental Importance of the Pecan.
Chapter II. Native and Cultivated Range.
Chapter III. Pecan Botany.
Varieties.
Chapter IV. Varieties.
Chapter V. Pecan Judging.
Cultural.
Chapter VI. Propagation of the Pecan.
Chapter VII. Top-working Pecans.
Chapter VIII. Soils and their Preparation.
Chapter IX. What Varieties to Plant.
Chapter X. Purchasing and Planting Pecans.
Chapter XI. Cultivation and Fertilization.
Chapter XII. Pruning.
Harvesting. Marketing.
Chapter XIII. Gathering, Storing and Marketing Pecans.
Diseases. Insects.
Chapter XIV. Fungous and other Diseases of the Pecan.
Chapter XV. Insects Attacking the Pecan.
Uses. Literature.
Chapter XVI. Pecan Kernels.
Chapter XVII. Literature.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PLATES. Page
Frontispiece, 2
An avenue shaded by pecan trees, 13
Pecan flowers, 21
A pecan nursery, 71
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