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UT CULTURE is an industry that until recently has 
N received but little attention. The large returns from 
individual trees, and immense profits from established 
orchards, have stimulated the interest and our foremost enter- 
prising fruit growers are planting nut trees largely for market 
purposes ; and others who enjoy the nuts during the Winter 
are realizing that in order to have an abundant supply, it is 
only necessary to plant the trees, as hardy varieties are now 
grown that sueceed in all sections of the United States. 
A Kentuckian, who has 200 chestnut trees and about 300 
walnut and butternut trees says: ‘‘His income from them 
year by year, is larger than that of any farmer cultivating 300 
acres of ground.” He sells his crop on the trees for cash, and 
the only expense is for taxes. 
A gentleman in Georgia, Mr. H. C. Daniels, has a Pecan 
tree which bears annually from ten to fifteen bushels of nuts, 
which sell readily at wholesale for $4.00 to $5.00 per bushel. An 
orchard of Pecans set 30 feet apart each way, requiring 48 trees 
to the acre, at above rates, would give handsome returns. 
Don Bernard Guirado of California, owns an English 
walnut orchard, which he reports, yields him a net profit of 
$15,000.00 every year. As the orchard contains 100 acres, this 
is at the rate, year in and year out, of $150,00 from each acre. 
I. H. Burke has a 40-acre orchard near Riviera, which, 
although not in full bearing last year, gave him a return of 
almost $6,000.00. These figures show that the English walnut 
is a good tree to plant in California, and they are now being 
grown successfully over a large scope of the country. 
The Chestnut is also very valuable, not only for timber 
purposes. but for market. Of the improved varieties of large 
nuts, two to three bushels per tree is but an ordinary yield, and 
as they come to bearing at two to three years of age, or as young 
as a peach tree, and the nuts sell at 25 to 40 cents per quart. 
the profits must be very gratifying and the business pleasant 
and popular. When the culinary uses of the Chestnut are 
more generally appreciated in this country, as they are in 
Europe, the demand for those of large size will be immense. 
European cooks know how to utilize them in a number of ways. 
THE JAPAN MAMMOTH SWEET CHESTNUT. 
—Is among the most valuable recent introductions from Japan. 
It is quite distinct from the European varieties, being hardier, 
and the nuts are of a superior flavor and sweetness. The leaf 
is long and narrow like a peach leaf, of dark green color, 
making an ornamental lawn tree. Comes to bearing at two 
to three years of age, and while yet in the nursery grows 3 to4 
feet high. They are heayily laden with nuts of enormous size, 
measuring 4 to 6 inches around, and ranging from 3 to7in a 
bur. Their early bearing and great productiveness ‘of such 
enormous nuts are the wonder and admiration of all who see 
them. They are dwarf in habit, and can be 
garden is complete without a Japan Mammoth Sweet Chestnut. 
or express, 50 cents each. $5.00 per dozen. 
SPANISH CHESTNUT.-—Is a handsome round- 
headed, spreading tree of rapid growth, and produces an 
abundance of large nuts of good quality, that sell readily 
at high prices. Valuable forornament and fruit. A gentle- 
man of our acquaintance realizes an average of $50.00 a 
} year from the sale of nuts from two trees of Spanish 
] Chestnuts. Price by mail or ex press, 40 centseach. $4.00 
} per dozen. 
AMERICAN. .—The well-known chestnut of the forest, 
of rapid upright growth. A handsome shade tree. The nuts 
are nsurpassed for sweetness and delicacy of flavor. Price, 
mail or express, 30 cents each. $3.00 per dozen. 
THE ENGLISH WALNUT, or MADEIRA 
NUT.—Is a handsome growing tree, with light green 
foliage and silvery-white bark, yery ornamental. Nuts 
large, thin-shelled, sweet, delicious, and sell readily at high 
prices in market. Price, mail or express, 50 cents each; 
$5.00 per dozen. 
_ LHE BUTTERNUT._—Is a rapid growing tree, 
with long tropical looking foliage. Begins to bear quite 
young, and produces enormously. Nuts long, kernel 
very sweet and delicate flavor. A very desirable tree. 
Price, mail or express, 35 cents each. $3.50 per dozen. 
THE PECAN.—Is a beautiful symmetrical and 
very rapid growing tree, with luxuriant, light green 
@ foliage, which it retains until late in the Fall, rendering 
it a very conspicuous and attractive shade tree, pro- 
7 ducing in great abundance oblong, smooth, thin-shelled 
nuts with sweet and delicious kernels. The nuts are 
very desirable for family use, or valuable for market. 
yee Price, mail or express, 35 cents each. $3.50 per dozen. 
iss ON THE FILBERT or Hazelnut is of the easiest 
culture. Dwarf, hardy, abundant yielders, and comes 
American Chestnut. to bearing very young. Price, mail or express, 25 cents 
each. $2.50 per dozen. 
By mail 
PECAN NUT. 
planted closer together. No fruit | 
JAPAN MAMMOTH, SWEET CHESTNUT TREE, FOUR YEARS OLD PRODUCING 
SIX QUARTS OF MAMMOTH NUTS. 
SOMETHING NEW 
JAPAN WALNUT 
JUGLANS SIEBOLDIANA 
SPECIAL NO. 2. 
AND PROFITABLE COLLECTION, 
ONE TREE EACH OF THE ABOVE EIGHT 
VALUABLE NUTS MAKING A DESIRABLE 
BY MAIL OR EXPRESS FOR $2.50. 
‘ WHAT BETTER ILLUSTRATES THE MAGNI- 
7 TUDE OF THE BUSINESS ANNUALLY DONE IN 
| MAULE’S SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC., THAN THIS 
) CATALOGUE ITSELF? 
BUTTERNUT. 
English Walnut or Madeira Nut. 
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