Chinese CHESTNUTS 
Special Selected Northern China Strains 
REAL QUALITY CHESTNUTS | 
PLANT THEM FOR PRODUCTION OF LUSCIOUS NUTS — ORNAMENTAL SHADE OR 
COMMERCIAL ORCHARD 
EARLY BEARING, FAST GROWING, BLIGHT RESISTANT TREES 
We highly recommend planting Chinese Chestnuts on hill sides or on land not adapt- 
ed to general farming where soil is sufficiently fertile to support the trees. They not only 
produce a beautiful orchard but bring added revenue from the sale of nuts. Many growers 
now have orchards in production and report ready sale on the nuts at 50c to 90c per lb. 
Write us about your location and we will be glad to advise regarding a commercial 
planting. 
We are offering here the finest types, hardy, blight YOU GET THE BEST AVAILABLE WHEN BUYING 
resistant and high quality chestnuts our Government BOUNTIFUL RIDGE SELECTED STRAINS OF THE 
representatives could find in the great Chestnut pro- CHINESE CHESTNUTS. 
ducing areas of China. All of our trees are grown 
from seed gathered from isolated groves in Northern 
Penn., the original trees in these groves coming direct 
from the U. S. D. A. several years ago. 
There is a vast difference in the quality of nut as 
well as tree characteristics being offered from various 
sources. It is well to know the type you are buying 
and should insist on having such information. Trees 
producing poor edible nuts are a total loss in time, 
money and disappointment to all. We offer only care- 
fully selected strains which are, (1) Early bearing, 
(2) Rapid growing. (8) Heavy Producing... (4) High 
quality sweet nuts very similar to the old time chestnut. 
They are about the same size, same rich brown color 
and same sweet kernel. No other varieties we have 
found are comparable. 
All trees are well rooted thrifty stock. 
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 or more 
Bator Guleetenessaracice < $1.60 $1.40 $1.25 
3 to 4 feet.......... 2.40 2.10 1.90 
4 to Brfeetenge once 3.25 2.95 2.95 
5 to G feet.......... 3.95 3.70 3.50 
REMARKS REGARDING CHESTNUT WEEVIL 
We receive letters requesting information on diseases and pests 
affecting the Chestnut and would say that insofar as insect pests 
go the Chestnut Weevil are the greater problem. 
This weevil causes wormy nuts and in some locations has been 
so prevalent that few if any good nuts have been harvested. 
Control measures consist of D.D.T. programs properly applied 
as to timing. Two pounds of actual D.D.T. to the hundred gal- 
lons of water applied just after the burs form and at 15 day in- 
tervals thereafter will usually give complete control. It should 
be noted however that a thorough and complete job of covering 
the burs must be done in order to control. The small weevil will 
feed mostly around the stem and it is here that the poison must 
be deposited for best results. Note—Handle D.D.T. carefully in 
order to avoid any distress which may result from contact on the 
skin or breathing the spray. 
<—5 yr. old Chinese Chestnut tree loaded with nuts on the lawn of 
Ralph Gardiner, Colonial Park, Pa. They make ideal lawn trees 
when trained to single high trunk type tree. 
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