/ T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N.J. 



NUTS AND NUT TREES. 



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Hundred rates of a 



CHESTNUTS. 



AMERICAN orSWEET. 



The well-known chestnut of the 

 forest. In sweetness and delicacy 

 of flavor or as a shade tree it is 

 unsurpassed. Of fine growth and 

 one of the best for avenue plant- 

 ing, being handsome and symmet- 

 rical. 4 to 5 ft.,ca., 25c.; dozen, 

 $2.50; 100, $12.C0; 6 to 8 ft., ea., 

 35c.; dozen, $5.50 ; 100, $20.00. 



JAPAN GIANT. Quite 

 distinct from the European varic- 

 is long and narrow like a peach and dark 

 a very ornamental lawn tree; comes into 

 to three years of age. Nuts of enormous size, 



V be given upon application. 



WALNUTS. 



BLACK. The well-known black walnut ; the wood is the 

 most valuable of all. No one who has ever eaten wa!nut 

 candy will ever forget the flavor of its oily and toothsome 

 kernels. 6 to 8 ft., ea., 25c.; doz., $2.50. 



BUTTERNUT. Well known and popular. The nuts 

 differ from those of the Elack "Walnut in being- longer, and 

 the kernels of sweeter, more delicate flavor, Tree of loft;-, 

 spreading growth, furnishing valuable timber. 4 to 5 ft., ea., 

 20c.; doz., $2.00 ; 1C0, $15.00. 6 to 8 ft., ea., 30c.; doz., $3.00. 



measuring four to six inches around and running three to 

 seven in a burr. Its early hearing and great productiveness 

 of such enormous nuts are the wonder and admiration of all 

 and make it very desirable for the home grounds. 2 to 3 ft., 

 ea.,20c.; doz., $2.00; 100, $10.00. 3 to 4ft., ea., 35c.; doz., $3.50; 

 100, $20.00. 5 to 6 ft., ea., 50c.; doz., $5.00 ; 100, $30.00. 6 to 8 

 ft.,ea., 75c.; doz., $7.50. 



SPANISH or MARRON. A handsome, round- 

 headed, stately tree of rapid growth, yielding abundantly of 

 fine, large nuts. A fine shade tree for the roadside or avenue, 

 furnishing valuable timber, and very profitable for its nuts. 

 3 to 4 ft., ea., 30c.; doz., $3.00. 



FILBERTS. 



These, frequently termed hazelnuts, are of the easiest cul- 

 ture, and are among the most profitable and satisfactory 

 nuts to grow; of dwarf habit, entirely hardy, abundant 

 yielders, succeeding- almost everywhere and come into bearing 

 early. Excellent also for hedges. 



COSFORD. An old English 

 variety of superior quality, very sweet 

 and thin-shelled ; oblong in shape. 2 

 to 3 ft., ea., 25c.; doz., $2.50. 



KENTISH COB. One of the 



largest and finest of the English fil- 

 berts ; oblong, meaty and of excellent 

 quality. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 25c.; doz., 

 $2.50. 



PECAN. 



THIN-SHEL- 

 LED. This nut, so 

 very well known and 

 so highly prized by all, 

 is of the easiest culture, 

 and hardy at the North. 

 The nuts are large and very thin-shelled, the trees being 

 of the Gaudaloupe variety, the best and the earliest in 

 bearing. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 40c.; doz., $4.00. 



ENGLISH, PERSIAN, FRENCH OR MA- 

 DERIA NUT. Not 



onl}' are the delicious thin- 

 shelled nuts prized highiy 

 by all, but from this tree 

 is obtained the beautiful 

 t; Trench curled" walnut 

 lumber so extensively used 

 in the manufacture of fine 

 furniture. Unlike our 

 American varieties, the 

 nuts fall from the hull 

 when ripe. Hardy and 

 productive from New York 

 southward. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 

 35c.; doz., $3.50. 



DWARF ENGLISH, PREPAERTURIENS, 

 OR FERTILE. A variety of the above, differing from 

 it in its early bearing, superior hardiness and late blooming. 

 The nuts in all respects are very much like its parent. It 

 makes a pretty ornamental tree for the lawn or doer yard, 

 and is very desirable fcr small grounds. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 30c.; 

 doz., $3.00. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 50c.; doz., $5.00. 



JAPANESE. Juglans Sieboldi. Frcm the mountains 

 of Northern Japan and as 

 hardy as an oak. The 

 leaves are immense, and 

 the nuts, which are pro- 

 duced in great abundance, 

 grow in clusters of fifteen 

 to twenty ; have a shell 

 thicker than the Enelish 

 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 earl}-, bear 

 3-cung, and are more regu- 

 lar and productive than 

 the English walnut; hav- 

 ing an abundance of fibrous 

 roots it transplants as safely as an apple tree. 4 to 5 ft., ea., 

 25c.; doz., $2.50. 5 to 6 ft., ea., 35c.; doz., $3.50. 6 to 8 ft., ea., 

 50c.; doz., $5.00; 100, $30.00. 8 to 10 ft., ea., 75c.; doz., $7.50; 

 100, $50.00. 10 to 12 ft., ea., $1.00 ; doz., $10.00. 



JAPANESE. Juglans Max Cordiformis. Also a Jap- 

 anese species, resembling 

 in some respects j. Sieboldi 

 but differing concidcrably 

 in form of nuts, which are 

 broad, slightly flattened, 

 with acute points at both 

 extremities, smooth, and 

 somewhat like our shell- 

 bark hickory. A very early 

 and prolific bearer. 6 to 8 

 ft., ea., 50c.; doz., $5.00. 8 

 to 10 ft., ea., 75c.; doz., 

 $7.50. 10tol2ft.,ea.,$1.00j 

 doz., $10.00. 



