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SANTA ROSA NURSERIES 
Japan Mammoth Chestnut. 
Japan Mammoth. —The largest and sweetest of all chestnuts; even 
sweeter and better than the American “Sweet Chestnut,” and twenty times as 
large. The trees commence bearing in California when only four or five years 
old. It is superior to all other chestnuts in every respect. Some of the nuts 
were weighed last Spring before planting ; twelve of them weighed one pound 
two ounces. A few old trees of the Japan Chestnut are growing in various 
parts of this State ; all of them bear regular, heavy crops of mammoth, bright- 
colored, clean-looking sweet nuts. Many of the trees bloom in the nursery the 
second year from the seed , and I have seen them loaded with nuts at four years 
of age. The trees which I offer are grown in my nursery. The imported trees 
are worthless, as they are badly grown, and the few stubs of roots left are bruised 
so that they need nursing a year or two to bring them to life. Good trees with 
good roots, 50 to 75 cents each. Fresh nuts to plant, $1.00 per pound. 
American Sweet Chestnut. 
American Sweet. —Tile nuts are much sweeter than the Italian or 
Spanish, but quite small. The tree grows well iu cool, partially shaded places, 
but is not suited to the hot valle)'s of this State. 
WALNUTS. 
American Black. —Makes a large, spreading tree which bears here quite 
young. The wood is the black walnut of commerce, so highly valued for 
cabinet work. Price, 25 to 50 cents, according to size. 
California Black Walnut. —The most rapid growing of all the Walnut 
family. One of the best for shade. The nuts are good, and the wood is said to 
be very valuable for cabinet work. Price, 25 to 50 cents, according to size. 
English Walnut. —The common variety, grown from large, selected 
nuts. Price, 25 to 50 cents. 
California Paper-shell. — The trees commence bearing when only four 
or five years old, and bear full crops every year ; they are upright growers and 
