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ALBANY NURSERIES 
WALNUTS, Continued. 
Mayette. This is a fine dessert nut; it is 
quite large, well shaped, with light-colored 
shell; the kernel is full fleshed, sweet and 
nutty. It is said to be very late in budding 
out, enabling it to escape the disastrous 
effect of late frosts in the spring. This 
is the nut imported into the United States 
under the name of Grenoble, but on ac- 
count of the duty of three cents per pound 
as the nut is a high priced nut in France, 
a common and cheaper grade is mixed with 
it, to the disgust of nut importers in New 
York and Chicago. The Mayette was ori- 
ginated by a man by the name of Mayet, 
over 125 years ago. the nut having ever 
since been a great favorite. Said to be a 
shy bearer. 
Parisienne. This beautiful nut, also one 
of the finest for dessert and market, was 
originated in Southern France, and not in 
the neighborhood of Paris, as the name 
would imply; its beauty causes it to be 
called the “Parisienne, ” in honor of the 
capital of France. The nut is large, 
broader at the small end than the Mayette 
and the Franquette, and has a very pretty 
shape. It is as late and hardy as Mayette. 
Praeparturien. Perfect soft-shelled of 
first quality. One of the most productive 
kinds, but nuts are small. 
CALIFORNIA SOFT-SHELL VARIETIES 
Placentia Perfection. The favorite soft- 
shell walnut in California. Nut is large 
and of high quality. The tree is strong 
and vigorous and begins to bear young. 
An improved Santa Barbara soft shell. 
Santa Barbara Soft-Shell. A variety orig- 
inating with Joseph Sexton, of Santa Bar- 
bara, California. Tree a vigorous grower, 
early and abundant bearer. The nut is 
large; kernel white, sweet and readily ex- 
tracted; shell thin, easily broken. One of 
the favorites in Southern California. 
JAPANESE VARIETIES 
As the name indicates, they were intro- 
duced from Japan, and are sure to prove 
of great importance in nut-growing dis- 
tricts. Easily transplanted, hardy, abund- 
ant and early bearers, with little, if any, 
tap-root compared with other varieties, 
but abundantly supplied with laterals. 
Nuts superior to those of native species, 
and will probably become valuable where 
J. regia is too tender. 
Cordiformis. (./. cordiformis ) . This, as 
the name indicates, is a heart-shaped nut. 
It differs from the Sieboldi in form of the 
nuts, which are broad, pointed, flattened, 
somewhat resembling the shell-bark 
hickory; meat large, of best quality and. 
easily removed, as the shell is thin and 
parts easily at the sutures, enabling one 
to get the kernel out whole. The flavor is 
something between that of an English wal- 
nut and a Butternut, ts a dessert nut it 
has few superiors; the meat being very 
sweet, is used extensively for candied nuts. 
We recommend it as one of the best Jap- 
anese varieties. 
Sieboldi. (J. Sieboldiana) . If it pro- 
duced no nuts, it would be well worth cul- 
tivation for an ornamental tree. Grows 
with great vigor, surpassing all other nut 
trees, assuming a handsome form, needs 
no pruning; leaves large, charming shade of 
green. Nuts are borne in clusters of 12 to 
15 each at tips of previous season’s 
branches; have a smooth shell; thicker 
than the English, but not so thick as the 
Black walnuts, much resembling pecans; 
meat is sweet, of good quality, flavor like 
butternut but less oily. Commences bear- 
ing young; trees three to four years in 
nursery rows frequently produce nuts. 
Perfectly hardy, standing 21 degrees be- 
low zero without injury to bud. 
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