A TREATISE ON NUT CULTURE. 



Reliance. Seedling of Parrys' Giant, from 

 Parrys* Pomona Nurseries, Parry, N. J. Tree of 

 dwarf, spreading habit, very productive and so very 

 precocious that it frequently produces nuts the 

 same season the grafts are set. Nuts large, uni- 

 form and ripen early. 



Success. Seedling of Parrys' Giant, from 

 Parrys'* Pomona Nurseries, Parry, N. J. Large, 

 handsome nuts, ripening mid-season. 



CHINQUAPIN. 



Although we occasionally meet with some very fine speci- 

 mens of Chinquapin in the market, there has been but little 

 effort made to improve this species. 



To the late A. S. Fuller we are indebted for scions, which 

 were grafted on to the native Chestnut, and are making good 

 growth, of a superior Chinquapin, with the following descrip- 

 tion, which bears his honored name. CHINQUAPIN. 



Fuller. Leaves large, broadly oval, pointed, coarsely serrate, pale green 

 above, clear silvery white below. Burrs in long racemes, very large for this 

 species; spines long, strong, branching and sharp. Nuts, only one in each 

 burr, rather short, broad, top-shaped, with blunt point; shell very smooth, 

 glossy and almost black; kernel fine grained and sweet. Ripens early. 



Emerson. From P. Emerson, Wyoming, Delaware. A very large, hand- 

 some nut of fine quality. 



Rush. From John G. Rush, of West Willow, Pennsylvania. A very large 

 nut, the size of the American Chestnut, with which it is supposed to be a 

 hybrid ; very fine quality, with true Chinquapin flavor. 



HAZELNUTS OR FILBERTS.-(Gy/.) 



Of Hazelnuts there are several species, most of which are low shrubs or 

 bushes, though one attains the size of forest trees. They are unisexual, having 

 the starninate blossoms in catkins, and appear in early Fall of the previous 

 year's growth, and in March or April following the pollen is distributed. The 

 pistillate blossom, which is a star-like tuft, is sometimes not developed in time 

 to become fertilized, and a failure of the crop is the result. 



The cultivation of the Hazelnut in this country has not been very encour- 



