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Small Fruits, Etc. 
Nuts and Nut Trees. 
E. W. Reid’s Catalogue of 
JAPAN EARLY RELIANCE. 
Nut culture is an industry that until recently h f ^J est ^Ushed orchards, have Stimulated the interest, and 
$50 from individual trees, and the immense profits largely for market purposes; and others who 
our foremost enterprising fruit-growers .are LP^nting .nut ^ trees • ly it T is „ n i y necessary to plant 
Ses" as^ha*rdy varieties^ are 6 now grown that succeed in ill sections of the United States. 
Plant Nut Trees instead of the Nuts. 
Until recently nut trees have been but little S ro ™"'" no fibrous 
have come from the forests or where theyhave come “P d h ‘ mpr es S ion has been formed that they 
roots, their transplanting has been attended with much ^ ' c Ye^d ^utt B^pTauited where the tree is intended to 
could not be transplanted, but that to insure S“ c cess the ^ ^ rofltab , e industry. Many of the nut- 
stand. This IS erroneous and has deterred ma nyj™™. < « r f br0 us roots, and can be transplanted as safely as 
bearing trees, when grown in nurseries, are fhree or four years’ growth in the nursery over the method 
an apple tree. Thus the planter has the benefit regularly to say nothing of the time, care and atten- 
&'?£XS' oircJom.,,.. .1W 1>'« •*« * 
they can be had, and save three or four years’ time. 
CHESTNUTS. 
Early Reliance. Japan (grafted). The s f ®“"^ v ^ 5 ed^ r nuHarge 'inches’ indrcumference, 
bear immediately— one-year grafts aie frequently loade , . enormously productive 
“VeXVt^VV^ Ripening September 
Giant Japan Chestnut’ S^Un'lSrth from American varieties; bears quite young; nuts of immense 
Adv!wce^ r ^a^» ^wo ^uwts 'to*a^n-Srt V Uw. ^The^iut ^taiige h# 
size^unidng ^wo to^firee'to the^bur^dar'k^n^olor, smooth and handsome. Ripening September .5*. 
Price, 1 year, mail or express, $2.50 each. 
THE JAPAN MAMMOTH CHESTNUT 
Is among the most valuable ‘ in' tlTe'Lmh^nd^outhwestern states It is quite 
Is among the most valuable recent introductions tom Japan. w an( j southwestern states. It is quite 
has proved hardy in the extreme cold climate, a ■ ; of a slipe ,.i 0 r flavor and sweetness. The 
distinct from the European varieties, being harder, and 1 the ni ^ a v ‘ ornamen tal lawn tree ; comes to 
b^ring°at’ two to' three yeare S? age ye^he' nursery rows, three to four feet high, they are heavily 
