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SELECT VABIETIES OF FETJITS. 



It should have a place in all large collections of stand- 

 ard fruit trees. It reproduces itself from seed. 



The Dwarf Chestnut or Chinquapin^ is a small tree 

 eight or ten feet high, and very prolific, but the nuts are 

 small. It grows spontaneously in Maryland, Yirginia, 

 and southward. 



The Spanish Chestnut or Marron. — Tliis is the large, 

 sweet nut, as large as a horse chestnut, imported from 

 abroad. There are many varieties cultivated in France 

 and England, but that designated by the French as 

 " Marron de Lyon^'' is the b^. It is propagated by 

 grafting on the common sorts. It is not reproduced truly 

 from seed, but its seedlings produce large and fine fruits. 

 It bears and ripens well as far north as Rochester. It 

 bears the second year from the graft and the fourth from 

 seed. 



Section 19. — Filbeets. 



1. Cosford. — ^This is an improved variety of the Eng- 

 lish hazel-nut, very prolific, nut large, oblong or oval, 

 shell thin, and kernel fine flavored. 



2. Coburg, — Large and fine, and a most abundant 

 bearer. ^ 



3. Dwarf Prolific. — One of the most prolific bearers, 

 nut rather small. We have plants two feet high bear- 

 ing well, kernel good. 



4. Frizzled. — Eemarkable for its curious frizzled husk, 

 a good bearer, and one of the finest flavored. 



5. Red Shinned. — One of the old standard sorts of the 

 English growers, distinguished by the bright red or crim- 

 son skin of the kernel, medium size, egg-shaped, shell ^ 

 thick, flavor good. 



6. White. — This is also an old standard sort, the kernel 

 is a yellowish white. Both this and the preceding have 



