New Creations in Fruits and Flowers. 



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Nut Tree?. 



Hybrid Walnut. > 



Juglans Californica X_ Juglans Regiu. 



J^HE first and one of the most interesting and valuable hybrids produced 

 among Walnuts, surpassing all others in rapidity of growth, size of 

 foliage and beauty of form. Budded trees six years of age under the 

 same conditions are fully twice as large, broad and tall as Black Walnuts at ten, 

 or Persian Walnuts at twenty years of age. Twelve to sixteen feet growth 

 per 3'ear is not unusual, thus the hybrid grows twice as fast as the combined 

 growth of both its parents. The leaves which are from two feet to a full yard 

 in length are clean cut, glossy, bright green, have a surpassing sweet odor 

 resembling that of fragrant Apples and as powerful and peculiar as that of 

 Roses or Lilies. 



The bark is thin, smooth, light gray with marblings of white; the wood 

 is very compact, with lustrous silky grain, taking a beautiful polish, and as the 

 annual layers of growth are an inch or more in thickness and the medullary 

 rays prominent the effect is unique. This hybrid originated in 1888 from a 

 cross made the year before ; like many true hybrids, though blossoming freely 

 every season, it has not borne fruit, therefore cannot be reproduced from seed, 

 but is easily budded or grafted on thrifty young Black Walnuts. See cut on 

 opposite page. 



As an ornamental and timber tree it is peerless. Price on application for 

 exclusive control of this variety. 



"The foliage of your hybrid Nut 

 between Juglans regia and CaUfornica 

 is remarkably large, shows great vigor 

 and seems to fully substantiate all you 

 have said about it." 



H. E. Van Deman, 



Pomologii^t, U. S Dept. 

 of Agriculture. 



" You are certainly doing a great 

 work in your hybridizing, and the 

 wonder to me is that you accomplish 

 so much in the midst of business cares." 



(Prof.) Iv. H. Baii^ey, 



Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 New York. 



Hybrid Wat.nut. (Life Size.) 

 See also next page. 



