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A TREATISE ON NUT CULTURE. 



Scott. Grown by Judge Scott, of Burlington, 

 whose father many years ago bought from a nursery 

 three Spanish Chestnut trees, planted them in a 

 row about thirty feet apart, and the one from which 

 this nut is grown happened to be in the middle. 

 It is now a large tree, the trunk about five feet in 

 diameter. It is a regular and heavy bearer. The 

 Judge has propagated and planted an orchard of 

 this variety, and claims among its important fea- 

 tures large size and early bearing ; two-year grafts 

 generally produce nuts ; immense productiveness 

 and good quality ; beautiful, glossy mahogany 

 color, freedom from fuzz and an almost entire exemption from the attacks of 

 the Chestnut weevil. While the crop of two trees standing on either side of the 

 Scott is badly damaged by worms, it is the exception to find a wormy nut among 

 the Scott. 



JAPANESE CHESTNUTS. 



The Japan Chestnut makes a smaller tree than either the America* or 

 European, with slender branches and long narrow leaves. 



They appear to thrive over a wide range of the United States, probably not 

 so far north as the other species, but possibly may extend the culture of Chest- 

 nuts farther south, even into Central Florida. 



The seedlings assume such a wide range in character, from very large to 

 very small, very early to medium season, that we may hope to develop some 

 very valuable varieties from this great acquisition. Among those already put 

 on the market are the following: 



Among their valuable features are their early bearing, early ripening, great 

 productiveness, large size, smooth shells free from fuzz. 



Alpha. The earliest known Chestnut. Origi- 

 nated with Parrys" 1 Pomona Nurseries, from seed 

 of Parry's Giant. Tree an upright, vigorous 

 grower; very productive; the original tree began 

 to bear at three years, and has never failed to pro- 

 duce a good crop. Nuts large, running two to 

 three to the burr; opening from 5th to loth of 

 September, without the aid of frost, and com- 

 manding highest prices in market. 



