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



NUT TREES. 



About every rural home there should be planted a few nut trees, uniting, as they do, the ornamental 

 and the useful. They thrive everywhere and require no more care than apple or pear trees 

 Hundred rates of any will be given upon application. 



CHESTNUTS. 



Paragon.— The finest of all Chestnuts, and the 

 most regular and abundant bearer; in fine quality 

 and flavor far superior to all the other large sorts. 

 The nuts are very large, three to five in a burr, 

 plump and rounded, as shown in illustration, with 

 flesh exceptionally sweet, fine-grained, rich and 

 meaty; being entirely free from the chalky, bitter 

 flavor of most other large-fruited varieties. It ap- 

 proaches very closely the American Sweet Chest- 

 nut in quality and is par excellence the Chestnut 

 for the home grounds. The tree is a rapid grower, 

 very hardy, comes into bearing when very young 

 and yields enormous crops annually. The illus- 

 tration here of the tree in bearing is from a photo- 

 graph of one on my grounds taken at five years old. American or Sweet. — The popular native Chest- 

 The illustration of nuts is from nature and is abso- woods, dear to the heart of American 



lutely true. It makes a tree of but medium size youth. Though but small in 



size, the nuts are unsurpassed 

 in sweetness and delicacy of 

 flavor. A strong grower, 

 forming a lofty shade tree 

 and appropriate for roadside 

 or avenue planting. 4 to 5 

 ft., each, 25c.; doz., |2.50; 

 6 to 8 ft., each, 35c.; doz., 

 $3.50; 10 to 12 ft., each, 50c.; 

 doz., $5.00. 



Spanish or Marron. — A val- 

 uable tree both for ornament 

 and fruit. The nuts are those 



to be seen in fruit stores. 2 to 3 ft., each, 25c.; 

 doz., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., each, 35c.; doz., $3.50. 



PECAN. 



Thin-shelled. — Pecan trees are exceedingly prof- 

 itable, producing annually large crops of fine nuts. 

 Seedling trees are unreliable and do not come into 

 bearing for many years. Grafted trees come into 

 bearing in four to five years, and thrive wherever 

 the Hickory succeeds, forming large, symmetrical 

 shade trees. The nuts are oblong, very thin-shelled, 

 with large, crisp and sweet kernels. The trees I 

 offer are grafted from a superior and hardy variety, 

 the nuts being very large and exceptionally thin- 

 shelled. Grafted, 3 to 4 ft., each, $1.00; doz.. 

 $10.00. 



WALNUT. 



English, Persian 

 or Madeira. Nut. — 



The popular Walnut 

 of the stores, known 

 under all of these 

 names. It is a vig- 

 orous grower, of 

 easy culture, and is 



and is admirably adapted to planting on the lawn 

 or on grounds of limited extent. Grafted trees at 

 four years old have each produced a bushel of nuts 

 which sold wholesale at ten dollars a bushel. 

 Paragon was formerly known as Great American, 

 originated in Pennsylvania, and is a cross between 

 the American Chestnut and some European variety. 

 Seedling trees are not reliable. I offer only grafted 

 trees. 4 to 5 ft., each, $1.00; doz., $10.00; 5 to 7 

 ft., each, $1.25; doz., $12.50. 



Japan Giant.— Entirely distinct from either the 

 European or our American Chestnut, and the 

 largest and best of the Japanese varieties. The 

 nuts are enormous in size, two inches or more 

 across, two to three in a burr, smooth and hand- 

 some, bright mahogany in color, quality good. 

 The tree comes into bearing very early, often at 

 two and three years old, and yields heavily. The 

 foliage is long and narrow, like that of the peach, 

 dark green, making a very ornamental lawn tree. 

 Its early bearing and great productiveness of such 

 immense nuts are the wonder and admiration of 

 all who see them. 4 to 5 ft., each, 35c.; doz., $3 50 

 6 to 8 ft., each, 50c,; doz., $5.00; 8 to 10 ft., each, 

 75c.; doz., $7.50. 



hardy as far north 

 as New York. It 

 yields abundantly, 

 and the nuts fall 

 from the hulls when 

 ripe. The shells are 

 thin and the kernels 

 exceedingly sweet, 

 tender, meaty and 

 delicious. 2 to 3 ft., each, 25c.; doz. 

 ft, each, 35c.; doz., $3.50. 



$2.50; 3 to 4 



