NUTS AND NUT TREES. 



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JAPAN GIANT CHESTNUT TREE, four years old. 

 nate feature of maturing very early and is hardy in northern New York. 



Our trees liave been grown from Mammoth nuts, much larger than shown in 



Among the mos 

 valuable recent intro- 

 ductions from Japan. 

 It is quite distinct from 

 the European varieties, 

 being hardier and the 

 nuts are of a superior 

 flavor and sVeetness. 

 The leaf is long and 

 narrow like a peach leaf, 

 of dark green color 

 making a very ornamen- 

 tal lawn tree; comes to 

 bearing at two to three 

 years of age, and while 

 yet in the nursery rows, 

 3 to 4 feet high, they are 

 heavily laden with nuts 

 of enormous size, meas- 

 uring 4 to 6 inches aroxmd 

 and running 3 to 7 in a 

 burr. Their early hear- 

 ing and great pro- 

 ductiveness of such 

 enormous nuts are the 

 wonder and admiration 

 of all who see them. 



The value of chest- 

 nuts and profits of their 

 culture depend very 

 much on their early 

 ripening, as large chest- 

 nuts marketed in 

 September and early 

 October will bring $10 to 

 115 per bushel, while in 

 later October and Nov- 

 ember the price will 

 drop to $6 or |8 per 

 bushel. The Japan 

 Mammoth has the foi'tu- 



the 



engraving. 



when ripe, 

 southward. 

 3 to 4 ft., ea., 

 25c: 3 for 75c 



frequently five, and sometimes seven perfect nuts in a single burr. 

 $15.00. Selected, ea., 35c; 3 for 90c; doz., $3.00. 



WALNUTS. 



Black (Juglans nigra). The well-known black wal- 

 nut; the wood is the most valuable of all. No one who 

 has ever' eaten walnut candy will ever forget the flavor 

 of its oily and toothsome kernels. 6 to 8 ft., ea., 35c; 

 3 for 90c ; doz. , $3. 00. 4 to 5 ft. , ea. , 25c ; 3 for 60c ; doz. , ' 

 $2.00. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 15c; 4 for .50c; doz., $1.25. 



Thin-Shelled Black. A variety of the preceding with 

 unusually thin sheUs, the kernels coming out whole. 

 In other respects equally as valuable. 5 to 6 ft., ea., 

 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz., $3.00. 



ButiQTnut (Juglayis cinerea). Nuts differ from those 

 of the black walnut in being longer and the kernels of 

 sweeter, more delicate flavor. The wood is also very 

 valuable and the tree of lofty spreading growth. 5 to 

 6 ft., ea., 35c; 3 for 90c; doz., $2.50. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 25c; 

 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 15c; 4 for 50c; 

 doz., $1.25. 



*EnffHsh, Persian, French or I>ladeira Nut {Juglans 

 regia). Not only are the delicious thin-shelled nuts 

 prized highly by all, but from this tree is obtained the 

 beautiful "French curled" walnut lumber so exten- 

 sively used in the manufacture of fine furniture. Un- 

 like our American varieties, the nuts fall from the hull 



*1 yr.«, ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., 



There are 

 $2.00; 100, 



Hardy and productive from New York 

 5 to 6 ft., ea., 50c; 3 for $1.25; doz., $4.00. 

 35c; 3 for 90c; doz., $3.00. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 

 ; doz., $2.00. Small trans., ea., 20c; 3 for 



50c; doz., $1.50. 

 *Dwarf English, Prepcerturiens or 



of the English wal- 

 nut dift'ering in its 

 early bearing, supe- 

 rior hardiness and late 

 blooming. The nuts 

 in all respects are very 

 much like its parent. 

 It makes a pi'etty or- 

 namental tree for the 

 lawn or door yard and 

 is very desirable for 

 small grounds. 5 to 6 

 ft., ea., 75c; 3 for $2. 00. 

 doz., $7.00. 3 to 4 ft., 

 ea., 50c; 3 for $1.25. 

 doz., $4.00. 2 to 3 ft., 

 ea. , 35c ; 3 for 90c ; doz, 

 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 



Fertile. A variety 



$3.00. Small, trans., ea., 25c; 



