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late years. We have trees, good for market only, of Lyou and Com- 
bale. We call the attention of our customers to the photo-engravings 
we give herewith of those two beautiful varieties, taken from nuts raised 
on our place. In quality those California nuts are not in the least 
inferior to the French nuts, but certainly superior to any seedlings so 
far raised in this part of the country. 
Seedling Chestnuts. 
Alarron Combale. — Large nut; very productive. 
California Mnrron. — Medium large; very productive. 
Those seedling Marrons, called, too, Italian and Spanish Chestnuts, 
bear large nuts, but which have all the defects of seedling nuts. 
American Chestnut. — The fruit of this variety is a great deal 
'smaller than that of the European kinds, but the kernel is very sweet 
and well flavored. 
Filberts. 
Red Areliue. — Fruit large, ovate; flavor sweet and nutty. The 
Fig 8. Aveline Filbebt. 
kernel being invested with a very thin skin of a beautiful dark wine 
color, hence its name of " Red " Aveline. (See Fig. 7.) 
White Aveline. — Same as the above, with the exception of the 
kernel being invested with a thin white skin. 
