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CHESTNUT 



The varieties of the three species, though possessing 

 many points in common, differ sufficiently in important 

 characteristics to justify separate grouping for cultural 

 discussion. As Chestnut culture is new in this country, 

 it seems best to append descriptions of all the varieties 



435 Chestnut sprouts two years grafted 

 The cion was nser ed where I ran h ng I g n 



which are in the Amer can trade For fuller d cusslon 

 of cultivated Chestn t see Nut Culture in the I nited 

 States (Bull D v of Pomology L "^ Dept of Agr c ) 

 from which F g 4M s ada] ted \ut Cultur t \ S 

 Fuller 1896 E r jein a 1 J p ne e Ch tuut 

 Eastern US t Har U Po veil (Bull D 1 Exp St 

 t on) 1898 N t Cul f r 1 r tit Jn R Pirr IW 



Ami-r 



ga ed 

 both s 

 cross fertU z% 

 of planted tree 



spec es to iii3urv 



the njuiy to n 



tens ve cult u:e 

 The following vanet e 

 Dula eu Bowling t r 



Or ginal tree product e 

 Or ff — Gnffln Ga ^ 

 Batha ay —Little Pri i 



CHESTNUT 



rons" are reported to succeed in California and Oregon. Among 

 the more important varieties of the European group in America, 

 are tne following : ,. . „ . . 



Anderson.— Flushing, N.J. Bur medium to smaU j nuts or 

 medium size, bright reddish brown, pubescent at the tip and 

 over half of the nut. Tree a strong grower, with medium to 

 small leathery leaves. Very productive. 



Sarfrom.-MiUtown.Pa. Bur medium to small: nutmedium, 

 thickly pubescent at tip, dark, reddish mahogany color; 3 in a 

 bur; unusually free from insect attack; quality good, iree 

 rigorous, spreading, with large leaves; productive. 



Chalon (syn., Marron Chalnn Early).- France. Sparingly 

 grown in California. Nut of medium size, early, productive, 



Combale'OiaTTon Combale).— France. A large and handsome, 

 bright brown striped nut, with but Uttle tomentum at tip; usu- 

 ally 2 sometimes but 1, in a bur. Somewhat grown m Cali- 

 fornia, where it was introduced from France about 1870. 



CorsoK.-Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Bur large, with thm husk ; 

 nuts large, usually 3 in a bur ; dark brown, ridged, heavily 

 pubescent at tip; quality very good. Tree vigorous, spreading, 

 \ ery productive. _ ,. ^ ,. * 



Dager —Camden, Delaw.are. Bur medium ; nut medium to 

 large, dark brown, thickly tomentose, usually 3 in a bur ; 

 yuahty good. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; a seedling 



DariiMtore.— Wilmington, Del. Bur medium to small: nut 

 medium to large, usually 3 in a bur ; dark distinctly striped 

 thickly tomentose at tip: sweet, good. Tree vigorous. Oue of 

 theearliest to ripen of this aniup , . „«. 



Lf/nn (Marron deLyonl —France A large, round nut of fair 

 ,iu ilitv. grown in a sm.ill ^\ :i.\ in < 'jdit'ornia, but less productive 



tril Fra 

 Hi bee 

 w thout n 



\ nbo 

 con cal 

 striped t 

 droopmg r 



Parag 

 pha Pi B rverA 

 p ump tl klv ton 

 of surf e lor 1 

 pread ng gorou 

 ing a narrow base s 

 The most widely planted and 

 of Chestn t yet cult vated 

 hybrid with C dentata F g 



ible 



U ) B ir med um 

 ir bright 1 rown 

 Tree con pict and 



T I u 1 I el Bnr med nm 



to large e dark of very good 



2 free from bhght 



r\ 1 1 i g 1 PI 14 ) 



-t \ J B ir me bum n t med um si ghtly 



a r glos V dark brown si gl tiy 



1 r open spread ng very product ve 



mpar elv free from atta k of weevd 



ncordville Pa Bur med ui nut medium po nted 



striped tomento e at t p 1 to 3 n a b r Tree 



pngl t with 1 rge dark green leaves free from 



f oood qual V 

 .1 V 1 rge hgl I 



trequently having o t< 



^ a \ large h gl flavored n t 

 oblong very dowi > at t p er\ 

 m to large si ghtlj lownj com 



pressed vei-y goo 



EvROPEAV rKOlP —It s a s gndicant fact that dur ng the 

 century th t has elapsed s nee the ntrod ct on of this spec es 

 the mporte 1 nan e 1 vanet e of E rope ha e not found favor 

 in ea ter \men Seedhng tree ha e le 

 t ve and proh e a n n^ pom 

 Delaware anlMarvl 

 the cult re f 1 e pec 

 of the Rocky mounta i 





however an 1 t e e f rn the 1 a 

 ! ea t of tl e on nen a d ade 

 several of the cho ce French 



genera trij t: ». j 



smooth shghtly tomentose t t p g o 1 r p mug just after 



B idle —New Jersey F rst fnuted n Maryland Bur me 

 d um nut large br ght 1 rown broad rather thickly tomen 

 toe t n a 1 r of med um season and fair qual ty 



T ee re<n r ro nd cade 1 vigorous . . ^ 



B a k yn I PI k - New Tersey First fruited n 

 M nl nl Br med n to large 3 to 7 n a 



bur con equent y rregu ar n shape dark brown shghtly 



