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ALBANY NURSERIES, Incorporated 
JAPAN MAMMOTH— Immense size, and of tine flavor; the burrs contain 
at times as many as five large nuts; the tree is similar in habit and growth to 
the Italian Chestnut; it yields fruit in two years after planting; seedlings 
vary in size and shape as well as habit of growth and productiveness, and are 
not so reliable as grafted trees. 
SPANISH A handsome round-headed tree producing abundantly very 
large nuts that find a ready market at good prices. $25 have been realized 
off one fruiting from nuts of a single tree. Not as sweet as the American. 
FILBERTS. 
FILBERT, ENGLISH — This is of the easiest culture, growing 6 to 8 feet 
high, entirely hardy, and one of the most profitable and satisfactory nuts to 
grow, succeeding well on almost all soils, bearing early and abundantly. Nut 
nearly round, rich and of excellent flavor; admired by all for dessert. 
RED HAZEL— Medium size, shell rather thick, kernel crimson skin, with a 
peculiar excellent flavor. 
KENTISH COB Not very large, oblong, and somewhat compressed, shell 
pretty thick, of a brown color; kernel full and rich; and great bearer. The 
best of all nuts. 
HICKORY. 
SHELLBARK To our taste no other nut that grows foreign or native is 
superior to this in quality; it possesses 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 
and is unsurpassed for fuel. 
THE PECAN. 
A iapid growing tree, attaining a height of 170 feet in its natural habit. 
In form and contour conspicuous and attractive, producing valuable timber, 
and a great abundance of smooth, oblong nuts, with sweet and delicious ker- 
nels. 
WALNUTS. 
AMERICAN BLACK— This species of walnut is a common and stately 
forest tree in the Middle and Western states; making a fine shade and orna- 
mental tree; produces a large crop of rich and oily nuts. 
BUTTERNUT, OR WHITE WALNUT-A fine native tree, producing a 
large, longish nut, which is prized for its sweet, oily nutritious kernel. 
PERSIAN VARIETIES. 
ALSO KNOWN AS ENGLISH, MADERIA AND FRENCH WALNUT. 
We would call special attention of the public to the following most valuable 
varieties of walnuts. The varieties we recommend to plant for market, are 
well tested varieties, that cannot be surpassed for beauty, size of nut, quality 
of meat or hardiness of tree. 
Commercial walnut culture is concerned with J. Regia, commonly known 
as “English Walnut,” but in reality the Persian, and sometimes known as the 
