"Corky" Quotes from Famous Books
... varied in height from forty to sixty feet. There were other trees in the neighbourhood which looked very like them, but Don Jose showed us the difference. The nature of the bark is known by its splintery, fibrous, or corky texture. The true bark is of ... — On the Banks of the Amazon • W.H.G. Kingston
... below medium, cylindrical, with pointed apex; cracking quality good; shell of medium thickness; corky shell lining thick, adhering to the kernel; kernel plump, light colored; quality good. (Report Sec. ... — The Pecan and its Culture • H. Harold Hume |