R EID’S NURSERIES 
. 20 . . . SELECTED TREES, PLANTS, ETC, 
Nuts and Nut Trees. 
Plant Nut TREES Instead of the Nuts. 
Until recently Nnt Trees have been but little grown in nurseries, and in consequence all transplanted trees 
have come from the forest, or where they have come up and grown naturally. Having but few or no fibrous 
roots, their transplanting has been attended with much uncertainty, and the impression has been formed that 
they could not be transplanted, but that to insure success the seed must be planted where the tree is intended to 
stand. This is erroneous, and has deterred many from engaging in this profitable industry. Many of the 
nut-bearing trees, when grown in nurseries, are well supplied with fibrous roots and can be transplanted as 
safely as an apple tree. Thus the planter has the benefit of the three or four years’ growth in the nursery over 
the method of planting the seed, with the uncertainty of their coming up regularly, to say nothing of the time, 
care and attention required to get them properly started. We therefore advise onr customers always to plant 
the trees, if they can be had, and save three or four years’ time. 
Nut culture is an industry that until recently has received but little attention. The large returns of $25 to 
$50 from individual trees, and the immense profits from established orchards, have stimulated the interest, and 
our foremost enterprising fruit-growers are planting nnt trees largely for market purposes. Others, who enjoy 
the nuts during winter, are realizing that in order to have an abundant supply it is only necessary to plant the 
trees, as hardy varieties are now grown that succeed in all sections of the United States. 
FILBERTS, or HAZELNUTS. 
These are of the easiest culture, and among the 
most profitable and satisfactory 
nuts to grow ; of dwarf habit, 
entirely hardy, abundant yielding, 
succeeding almost everywhere, 
and coming into bearing young. 
Those who are interested in nut 
culture may 
well plant their 
bushes largely. 
filbert. Kentish Cob. 
This is one of 
the finest and largest of Filberts ; ob- 
long, and of excellent quality. First- 
class, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Cosford Thin Shell. An English 
variety ; valuable for thinness of 
shell and sweetness of kernel. First- 
class, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
English. The sort usually sold Kentish cob. 
at the fruit stands. First-class, 
20 cents each, $2 per dozen. Strong, and well-rooted. 
BUTTERNUTS. 
Tree of rapid growth, with large, luxuriant, tropical- 
looking foliage ; very ornamental ; very productive ; 
bears young ; nuts differ from American black walnut 
in being longer, with kernels of sweeter and more 
delicate flavor. First-class, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.; 
medium, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
BUTTERNUT. 
PECAN. 
PECANS. 
Paper Shell. A beautiful, symmetrical and rapid- 
growing tree of luxuriant foliage, which it retains 
late in the fall ; produces valuable timber and heavy 
crops of sweet, oblong, smooth nuts of very good 
quality. Can be grown wherever the hickory thrives 
and is a very profitable and hardy tree ; the nuts are 
in active demand at good prices. First-class, 30 cents 
each, $3 per dozen. 
HICKORY SHELLBARKS. 
To our taste, no other nut that grows, either for- 
eign or native, is superior to this ; in quality it pos- 
sesses a peculiar rich, nutty flavor, excelled by none. 
The tree is of sturdy, lofty growth. The wood, on 
account of its great strength and elasticity, is highly 
prized for making agricultural implements; therefore 
a grove of Shellbark trees is an increasingly valuable 
thing to have. 30 cents each, $3 per dozen. 
ALMONDS. 
It has been found that these grow well in the United 
States, and bear good crops of fine nuts, if given the 
same amount of care bestowed upon fruit trees. 
Hard Shell. A fine, hardy variety, with a large, 
plump kernel and with large, showy, ornamental blos- 
soms. First-class, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Soft, or Paper Shell. This is what is known as the 
“ Ladies’ Almond, or Lady Finger of the Shops ;” but, 
although preferable to the hard shell, it is not so hardy; 
kernels sweet and rich. First-class, 25 cts. each, 82.50 
per dozen. 
