THE LOVETT COMPANY^ LITTLE SILVER, N. /. 



Tree of rapid gi^oxnh, very hardy, begins heanng 

 young and produces enormous crops annually. TTe 



have tested every variety of improved chestnuts that 

 has been offered and find Paragon by far superior in 

 every way to every other. Grafted 4 to 5 ft., ea.. 75e; 

 doz.. 87.00. Seedlings, 2 to 3 ft., ea., 35c; doz.. 83.50. 

 3 to 4 ft., ea.. 50c; doz., .s.5.00. 



FILBERTS. 



These, frequently termed hazelnuts, are of the easiest 

 cultm-e, and are among the most profitable and satis- 

 factory nuts to grow: of dwarf habit, entii-ely hardy, 

 abundant yielders. succeeding almost evervwhere and 

 come into bearing early. The Filbert can also be 

 grown to advantage in a hedge, being both ornamental 

 and useful. 



Common English. The filbert grown the most largely 

 m England, and a popular sort. 2 to 3 ft., ea.. 20c- 

 doz.. -81 .To. 3 to -i ft., ea.. 25c; doz., .?2.00. 



Cosford. An old Enghsh varietv of superior quality 

 and valuable for the thinness of its sheU. Obloncr in 

 shape and very sweet. 2 to 3 ft., ea.. 30c: doz., .5-2.50. 



Kentisti Cob. One of the largest and finest: oblong, 

 meaty, and of excellent qualitv. 2 to 3 ft., ea 25c' 

 doz., 82.00. , •? . 



HICKORY. 



Shellbark, Tuscatlve or Shag-bark. Tree of lar-e 

 growth, entirely hardy and productive. Xuts thhi- 

 sheUed ; kernel sweet and exceUent. Al wa vs seUs read- 

 ily at good prices. 2 to 3 ft., ea.. 20c: 3 to 4 ft., ea 25c- 

 4 to 5 ft., ea., 35c: 5 to 6 ft., ea., 50c. ' 



VvALNUTS. 



Black. The well^own black walnut; the wood is 

 the most valuable of all. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 15c: 4 to 5 ft 

 ea., 20c: 6 to 8 ft., ea.. 2.5c. 



Thin-shelled Black. A variety of the preceding with 

 unusually thin shells. In other respects equallv as val- 

 uable. 5 to 6 ft., ea., 50c. 



Butternut. Xuts differ from those of the black wal- 

 nut m bemg longer and the kernels of sweeter, more 

 dehcate flavor. The wood is aLso verv valuabls and 

 the tree of 1-fty spreading growth. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 15c- 

 4 to 5 ft., ea., 20c; 6 to 8 ft., ea.. 25c. 



English, Persian, French or ."Madeira ISut. Xot only 

 are the dehcious thin-shelled nuts prized highly by aU, 

 but from this tree is obtained the beautiful French 

 curled walnut lumber so extensively used in the man- 

 facture of fine furniture. Unlike om- American vari- 

 eties, the nuts fall from the hull when ripe. Hardy 

 and productive from ISTew York southward. 2 to 3 ft,', 

 ea., 25c: 3 to 4 ft., ea., 35c. 



Dwarf English, Prepsrtoriens or Fertile. A variety 

 of the English walnut, 

 differing in its early 

 bearing, superior hardi- 

 ness and late blooming. 

 The nuts in all respects 

 are very much like its 

 parent. It makes a 

 pretty ornamental tree 

 for the lawn or door 

 yard and is very desir- 

 able for small grounds, 

 2 to 3 ft., ea.. 30c; doz., 

 8-2.-50. 3t3 4ft.. ea.. 40c; 

 doz.. -8:3.. 50. 4 to 5 ft., 

 ea., 50c: doz., .$5.00. 



Japanese, Juglans Sieboldi. This species is from the 

 mountains of northern 

 Japan, and is as hardy 

 as an oak. The leaves 

 are immense, and the 

 nuts, which are produced 

 in great abundance. gro-w 

 in cluster of fifteen to 

 twenty: have a shell 

 thicker than the English 

 walnut, but not so thick 

 as the black walnut. The 

 meat is sweet, of the 

 very best quality; flavor 

 like a butternut, but less 



oily, and much superior. The trees grow with great 

 vigor, mature early, bear young, and a -e more regular 

 and productive than the Enghsh walnut: having an 

 abimdance of fibrous roots it transplants as safely as 

 an apple tree. 2 to 3ft., ea.. 25c; doz., 82.50. 4 'to 5 

 ft., ea.. 40c; doz.. 84.00, 6 to 8 ft., ea., ,50c: doz., 85.00. 



Japanese, Juglans Max Cordiformis. Also a Japa- 

 nese species, resembling 

 in some respects J. Sie- 

 boldi, but differing con- 

 siderably in form of 

 nuts, which are broad, 

 slightly flattened, with 

 acute points at both ex- 

 tremities, smooth and 

 somewhat like our Shell- 

 bark hickory. It is not 

 so strong a grower as 

 the other species. 2 to 3 



ft., ea., 30c:doz., 83.00. 4 to 5 ft., ea., 40c; doz., S4.00. 

 6 to b ft., ea., 50c; doz., $5.00. S to 10 ft., ea., 75c: 3 

 for 82.00; doz., 86.00. ' ' 



