is, T. Lovett Co. — Nuts and Nut Trees. 



they are worthy of being planted by 

 everybody. 



♦Cosford.— An old English variety of superior 

 quality and valuable from the thinness of its shell as 

 no nut crackers are needed with it. Oblong ia shape 

 and very sweet. 2 ft., ea., 30c; doz., $3.00. Small, 

 ea., 20c; doz., $2.00. 



"^Kentisli Cob.— One of the largest and finest of 

 the filberts, oblong, meaty and of excellent qualiiy. 

 2 ft., ea., 30c; doz., $3.00. Small, ea., 20c; doz., $2.00. 



*Commoii English.— The filbert grown the 

 most largely in England, and a popular ^ort. This 

 is often erroneously confounded with the Barcelona 

 Albert usually sold in the fruit stores. 4 to 5 ft., ea., 

 30c; doz.. $3.00; 100, $20.00. 2 to 3 ft., ea., 20. doz., 

 $2.00; 100, $12.00. Small, ea., 12c; doz., $1. 100, 

 $6.00. 



HICKORIES. 



Not only are these valuable for their fine nuts, but 

 they are among the largest and finest of shade trees, 

 while tQe wood, on account of its strength and elas- 

 ticity, is highly prized for the making of agricultural 

 impl^'ments, and for other manufacturing purposes, 

 and It is also unsurpassed for fuel. 

 *Slie]lbark, Tuscatine or Shag-bark. (Cnrija 

 alba). —Tree of large 

 growth, entirely hai - 

 dy and prod u c t i v e. 

 Nuts thlnshelled; ker- 

 nel sweet and excel- 

 lent. Always St lis 

 readily at good prices. 

 The wood is of the 

 greatest value for me- 

 chanical purposes Hnd 

 ror fuel. 2 ft., ea., 

 25c;d(>z.,$2.f0. Small. 

 t ra iispla »< t ed , ea. , 1 So ; 

 doz., $1.50; 100, S'j-OO. 



*Pe<-aii(Car.)/ao/- 

 ivmfnrmvfi}. — This 

 nutso well known and 

 highly prized by all. is of the easiest culture— the tree 

 being of sturdy, lofty growth. From the fact of its 



being found 

 in the forests 

 f the South 

 and West 

 manysupp<it,e 

 that it is not 

 not hardy at 

 the North, 

 which is en- 

 tirely errone- 

 ous. The shell i ^ ., i Hit- kernel sweet and 

 delicloun. 



Our trees are the celebrated Gaudaloupe variety, 

 growing on the Gaudaloupe River, and are consider- 

 ed the best and al-o the earliest bearing. Nuts large 

 and very thin-shelled. 2 ft., ea., 25c; doz., $2.50; 100, 

 $15.00. Small, trans., ea., 15c; doz., $1 .50; 100,$8.00. 



WALNUTS. 



The wood of the walnut, once so abundant. Is now 

 so valuable and in such great demand that large 

 numbers of trees are being planted for this purpose 

 alone, and the investments will prove profitable. 



*Eiiglisli, Frencb or 



ITIaderia Nut, 



{Juglansregia) 

 — Not only are 

 the delicious 

 thin -shelled 

 nuts prized 

 highly by all, 

 but from this 

 tree is obtained 

 the beautiful 

 French curl- 

 ed''walnut lum- 

 ber. 



York southward. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 35c; doz., $3.50. 2 

 to 3 ea., 25c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. Small, trans., 

 ea., 15c; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



*I>warf English, Proeparturlens or Fer- 

 tile. — A variety of theEnglish walnut possessing many 

 points of n.erit to commend it, such as early bearing, 

 superior hardiness, and late blooming, by which it 

 escapes the late frosts. The nuts in all respects are 

 very much like the parert unless perhaps a trifle 

 larger. Small, trans., ea., 25c; doz., $2.50. 



SiEBOLDl.— This species 



*Japan. Juglaxs 

 found growing 

 wild in the moun- 

 tains of northern 

 Japan and is as 

 hardy as an oak. 

 It is of easy cul- 

 ture and the tree 

 grows with great 

 vigor. It inatui es yr/' 

 early, bears J oun . , 

 and is more re^ u- 

 lar and produc- 

 tive than the Eu- 

 glish walnut. 

 The leaves are of 

 Immense size,very 

 abundant and 

 form a magnifi- 

 cent shade. The 

 nuts prow in clus- 

 ters of fifteen or twenty and are produced In great 

 numbers. The shell is siiptiM v n i ■ki-r than that of 

 the English wal- 

 nut, but not as 

 thick as the black 

 wain u t ; meat 

 sweet and of fine 

 quality, rt;iV(»r sim- 

 ilar to the butter- 

 nut, but less oily 

 and much supe- 

 rior. JtOLAiNS 



Max. Coriufor- | 

 MIS.— This is als 

 a Japanese speci 

 of walnut, yet I > 

 tie known, resell I- 

 bllng in some re- 

 spects J.Sirl)(hJ\ 

 but differing con- 

 siderably in form of nuts, which are broad, slightly 

 flattened, with acute points at both extremities, 

 smooth and something like our Shellbark hickory, 

 but larger. 2 yrs old, ea-, 50c; doz., $5.00. 



^Butternut (Jxiglam cinerea.)— Nuts differ 

 from those of the 

 black walnut in being 

 longer and the kernels 

 of sweeter, moi e del- 

 icate flavor. The wood 

 is also very valuable 

 and the tree of lofty, 

 spreading growth. 3 

 to 4 ft., (;a., 25c; doz., 

 $2.50; 100, $15.00. 2 to 

 3 ft., ea., 15c; doz., 

 $1.50; 100, $9.00. 



slvely used in 

 the mannfac- 

 ure of fine fur- 

 niture. Unlike 

 our American 

 varieties, the 

 nuts fall from 

 the husk when 

 ripe. The tree 

 of lofty growtli hardy, and productive from New 



*Black (Juglans 

 nigra). — The common 

 well - known black 

 walnut ; the wood is 

 the most beautiful and 

 valuable of all. No one 

 who has ever eaten 

 walnut candywill ever 

 forget the flavor of 

 so exten- i its oily and toothsome 

 kernels. 4 to 5 ft., ea., 

 25c; doz., $2.50. 2 to 8 

 ft. ea., 15c; doz., $1.50; 

 100, $9,00. 



Thi US helled 



Butternut. 



Black.— A variety of the preceding with unusually 

 thin shells, the kernels coming out whole. In other 

 respects equally as valuable. A decided Improve- 

 ment. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 25c; doz., $2.60; 100, $15.00. 



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