/. T. LOJ'ETT, LITTLE SILVER, X. / 



NUTS AND NUT TREES. 



Hundred rates of any will lj€ given upon application. 



CHESTNUTS. WALNUTS. 



AMERICAN or 

 SWEET. The ^ell-kuown 

 chestnut of the forest. In 

 sweetness and delicacy of 

 flavor or as a sliade tree it is 

 unsurpassed. Of tine growth 

 and one of the best for ave- 

 nue planting, being hand- 

 some and symmetrical. 4 to 

 5 ft., ea., 20c; doz. $2.00: 

 100, $10.00. 6 to 8 ft., ea., 

 30c: doz., $3.00: 100, $18.00. 

 JAPAN GIANT. Quite distinct from the European 

 vurieties. The leaf is long and narrow like a peach and 

 dark green, making 



verv uiuamental lawn tree: comes 



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into bearing at two to three years of age. Nuts of enor- 

 mous size, measuring 4 to 6 inches around and running 



3 to 7 in a burr. Its earl;^ hmring and great productive- 

 ness of such enormous nuts are the wonder and admira- 

 tion of all and make it verv desirable for the home 

 grounds. 2 to 3 ft., ea.. 20c: doz.. 82.00: 100. $10.00. 



4 to 5 ft., ea., 30c: doz.. $3.00: 100. S15.00. 5 to 6 ft., 

 ea., 50c; doz., $5.00: lOOj $25.00. 



SPANISH or MARRON. A handsome, round- 

 headed, stately tree of rapid gro>\th. yielding abun- 

 dantly of fine large intts. A fine shade tree for the 

 roadside or avenue, furnishing valuable timber, and 

 verv profitable for its nuts. 3 to 4 ft., ea.. 30c: doz.. 

 $3.00. 



FILBERTS. 



These, frequently termed hazelnuts, are of the ea.siest 

 ctdttire. and are among the most profitable and satisfac- 

 tory nuts to grow: of dwarf habit, entirely hardy, 

 abundant yielders, succeeding almost eveiwwhere 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 

 filberts: oblong, meaty? and of ex- 

 cellent qualitv. 2 to 3 ft., 

 doz., $2.50. 



PECAN. 



ea., 25c: 



THIN-SHELLED. This nut. so very well known 

 and so highly prized by ah. is of the easiest culture and 

 hardy at the North. The nuts are large and very thin- 

 shelled, the trees being of the Gaudaloupe varietv. the 

 best and the earliest in bearing. 3 to 4 ft., ea." oOc; 

 doz., §5.00. 



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

 the most valuable of all. No one who has ever eaten 

 walnut candy will ever forget the flavor of its oilv and 

 toothsome kernels. 6 to 8 ft., ea.. 25: doz., e^.oO"; 100, 

 $15.00. 



BUTTERNUT. Well known and popular. The 

 nuts differ from those of the Black V»"alnut in being 

 longer, and the kernels of sweeter, more delicate flavor. 

 Tree of lofty spreading growth, furnisliing valuable 

 timber. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 20c: doz.. 32.00. 6 to 8 ft. 

 25c; doz., 82.50: 100, 815.00. 



ENGLISH, PERSIAN, FRENCH, or MADERIA 

 NUT. Not only are 

 the delicious " thin- 

 shelled nuts piized 

 highly by all, but from 

 this tree is obtained 

 the beautiful "French 

 curled " walnut luml^er 

 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, dift'ering 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 door 

 yard and is verv desirable for small grounds. 2 to 3 ft., 

 ea., 25c: doz.. 82.50. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 50c: doz.. 85.00. 



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JAPANESE. Juglans Sieholdi. From 

 tains of Northern Japan 

 and as hardy as an oak. 

 The leaves are immense, 

 and the nuts, which are 

 produced in great abun- 

 dance, grow in clusters 

 of fifteen to twenty: have 

 a shell thicker than the 

 English walnut, but not 

 so thick as the black wal- 

 nut. 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 

 are more regular and 

 productive than the English walnut: having an abun- 

 dance of fibrous roots, it transplants as safelvas an-apple 

 tree. 3 to 4 ft., ea., 25c: doz.. 82.50; 100. 815.00. 6 to 

 8 ft., ea., 40c; doz.. 84.00; 100. $25.00. 



JAPANESE. Juglans 

 Japanese species, re- 

 sembling in some re- 

 spects J. Sieholdi, but 

 differing considerably 

 in form of nuts, which 

 are broad, slightly flat- 

 tened, with acute points 

 at both extremities, 

 smooth and somewhat 

 like our shell-bark hick- 

 ory. A very early and 

 prolific bearer. 3 to 4 

 ft., ea.. 25c: doz.. $2.50: 

 100, 815.00. 6 to 8 ft., 

 ea.. 40c; doz.. 84.00; 

 100, 825.00. 



Max Cordiformis. Also a 



