your own 
garden 
The Mich¬ 
igan Banana or 
Paw Paw is a 
small handsome tree 
about 20 feet in height, 
with large purple flowers, 
which are very beautiful 
and fragrant, and large 
dark green foliage which 
makes it a handsome tree for 
the park or lawn. Produces 
large yellow fruits which have 
the flavor of the banana and are 
very delicious. These fruits also 
resemble the banana, being some¬ 
what shorter and thicker. The 
You can grow 
this delicious 
fruit in 
Michigan Banana 
Michigan Banana or Paw Paw Fruits 
Hardy Chinese Date 
The Chinese Date (Jujube or Zizyphus) is a fruit from the 
high interior of China, which, we are sure, will prove to be 
one of the most valuable for our country. It is adapted to 
a wide range of territory and all kinds of soil. It is quite 
hardy, the United States Department of Agriculture bulletins 
reporting that it has withstood temperatures of 22 degrees below zero without 
injury. 
The tree is a heavy and constant bearer and commences to bear at an early 
age, four-year-old trees having produced 150 pounds of fruit. It blooms very 
late in the spring, avoiding all danger from spring frosts. The fruit is one 
to two inches long, and chocolate colored. It is delicious when eaten fresh or 
cured like dates, and is excellent for preserves and jam. Cooked in a sugar 
syrup and allowed to dry it becomes a most tasty and palatable confection 
which we believe will eventually rival the date as a commercial product. Be¬ 
cause of its productiveness and its highly nutritious and delicious fruit, capable 
of being used in many ways, it is sure to be a valuable addition to the 
orchards and gardens. Every home should have one or more trees. It likes 
a clean back yard where it is not cultivated, but will grow anywhere. We 
have but a limited supply of these trees and, as long as they last, will deliver 
them by parcel post, postpaid, at $1.25 each. 
Nut Trees for Profit and Shade 
trees are very hardy and can be grown in all sections of the United States. Should be planted 
in eveiy lawn and garden. We have a limited supply of these trees and can deliver them to 
} ou b} paieel post, postpaid, at 75c each; 3 for $2.00; 5 for $3.00; or 10 or more at 50c each. 
Nut trees will provide an abundance of shade and produce large crops of 
nuts which will please both young and old. Almost every farm contains land 
which should be planted to nut trees. Nuts in many cases pay better than farm 
crops or fruit, while most kinds are making a growth of valuable timber that 
will of itself pay a large per cent on the investment. 
BUTTERNUT (White Walnut). The nuts are large, long, oily and nutritious. 
A lofty, spreading tree, valued as a shade t^ee and for its beautiful wood as 
well as for its nuts. 2 to 3 feet, 45c each, postpaid. By express, not prepaid. 
4 to 6 feet, 80c; 6 to 8 feet, $1.30. 
BLACK WALNUT. A native tree of large size and majestic form. The most 
valuable of all trees for its timber, bringing the very highest price in market. 
The tree is a fairly rapid grower, makes a good shade tree, and the large, oily 
nuts are of fine flavor and marketable at a fair price. 2 to 3 feet. 45c each 
postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 4 to 6 feet, 80c; 6 to 8 feet, $1.30; 8 to 10 
feet, $1.75. 
Hardy English Walnut 
Our English Walnut trees are hardy, will stand more cold than peaches, and 
will produce good crops of nuts which are in every way equal to the California 
product. There is very little labor connected with the harvesting of English 
Walnuts—simply gather the nuts from the ground when they fall. No shucking 
—simply pick them up and put them in sacks and they are ready for use. No 
other work connected with harvesting. These trees have been thoroughly 
tested. We can recommend them for planting in Michigan. New York and other 
Northern and Eastern States as well as in the South and West. The English 
Walnut equals the maple as a shade tree. 18 to 24 inches, $1.00 jpach post¬ 
paid. By express, not prepaid, 2 to 3 feet, $1.25; 3 to 4 feet, $1.50; 4 to 6 
feet, $1.75. 
NOTICF 0win £ to quarantines, the different varieties of 
Walnut trees can not be shipped into California 
or Arizona. 
Chinese Date 
Japanese Walnut 
Of the finer imported Walnuts the Japanese is 
the species best adapted by its hardy, vigorous 
habit for general culture in our country. It grows 
with great vigor, assuming a handsome shape with¬ 
out pruning, and has withstood a temperature of 
21 degrees below zero without injury. Its nuts are 
considerably larger than the common hickory-nut, 
and are borne in clusters of fifteen to twenty. The 
shell is a little thicker than that of the English 
Walnut, which it resembles in a general way. The 
kernels are meaty, delicate, and can be removed 
entire. It is a handsome shade tree and begins 
to bear when only 3 or 4 years old. 2 to 3 feet, 
$1.00 each, postpaid. By express, not prepaid. 4 
to 6 feet, $1.25; 6 to 8 feet, $1.50. 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan I 1 7 
