WILMINGTON CHESTNUT. 



Synonyms 



Size of Nut 14 inches long, li wide, I thick. 







Form Very similar to that of the common American Chestnut. 



Skin Of the ordinary chestnut color. 



flavor Scarcely inferior to the American, but rather coarser in texture. 



Quality "Very good." 



Maturity Last of September and beginning of October. 



Leaf Large, deeply serrated, 21 inches wide, and 7 long, including petiole, which 



is I inch long by i thick. 



Wood Young shoots, reddish brown, with many grey dots, old, greenish brown. 

 Bud Short, round, full. 

 Growth Very vigorous. 



HISTORY, ETC. 



The Wilmington Chestnut originated near Wilmington, Delaware, more than 

 40 years ago, from a nut of the Spanish variety, planted by my late father, Dr. 

 John Brinckl*?. It usually reproduces itself from seed, and is a rapid and 

 vigorous grower, hardy, and a uniform and most abundant bearer. These 

 qualities, combined with its large size, render it eminently worthy of more 

 extensive cultivation. In market it commands two or three times the price 

 of the ordinary American Chestnut. 



