The Nut Culturist / A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States

by Andrew S. Fuller

[FIG. 93]. MAYETTE.

[FIG. 94]. KERNEL OF WALNUT.

[FIG. 95]. J. REGIA OCTOGONA.

[FIG. 96]. CROSS SECTION.

Mesange or Paper-shell.—This nut has the thinnest shell of any variety known; it derives its name of Mesange from a little lark of that name, that goes to the kernel through the tender shell. Tree very productive, and the kernel quite rich in oil. We do not, however, recommend the growing of this variety for market, on account of the thinness of the shell, which breaks off too easily in handling the nuts, or even when they drop on the ground (Felix Gillet).

Meylan Walnut.—A French variety that originated near the little village of Meylan, in the vicinity of which it is quite extensively cultivated for home use and export.