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Japanese Slveet Chestnuts 
Beautiful trees of graceful form. Nuts of largest size and fine quality 
N UT-PLANTING has of recent years become very popular and profitable, and in every sec¬ 
tion where the Chestnut grows naturally Chestnuts are being planted, and native sprouts 
and seedlings are being grafted with cions of largest and best varieties obtainable—either 
large selected natives or the beautiful large Japanese varieties and their seedlings. 
* Several years ago, after carefully investigating every class and variety of Improved 
Chestnuts, I became convinced 
that the Japanese were best for 
us to grow here. Beautiful 
semi-dwarf habitof trees, early 
bearing, large size and great 
lieauty of nuts, freedom b'Oin 
worms, and in grafting a habit 
of uniting more freely to our 
native stocks, were tlie strong 
points in favor of the Japan 
Chestnuts over all others. 
From Luther Burbank’s col¬ 
lection of over 20,000 seedlings 
were selected the three that 
were believed to possess the 
most desirable ciualities of all, 
and I am confident that any 
one who wants to grow nuts 
for profit or wants a beautiful 
tree for the ornamenting of 
grounds, and nut production 
as well, will find these varieties 
the best. 
MacFarland. 
(Coe’s Early, Burbank’s 
Early.) This variety has the 
largest and strongest-growing 
tree of any of the Japans; 
about midway in appearance 
between the slender, graceful 
Japanese type and the coarse- 
Jointed Paragon and Nutnbo. 
Burs medium large, thickly 
studded with medium long, 
light-colored si>ines, with 
usually three large, well- 
formed nuts to each bur ; nuts 
light glossy brown, sweet and BURR OF MacFARLAND CHESTNUT, 
good. Ripens very early, about 
middle of September here in Connecticut. Mr. Burbank speaks of it as being of e.xcellent flavor 
and so early that it is all gone before the American, Spanish or average Japan Chestnuts ripen. 
Probably the greatest of all Cliestnuls for profit. Price, strong, i-yr. trees, i'A to 5 ft., Si each, 
Sio per doz ; 2-yr. trees, 5 to 6 ft., branched, Si- 5 o each. 
^ OT' MAMMOTH SWEET JAPAN, is the one great Chestnut for size, quality and adap- 
tability to American culture. The tree is of upright, somewhat spreading habit. Of 
- it Mr. Burbank says: “The best 0! more than 10,000 seedlings; a tree which eacli 
season bears all it can hold of fat, glossy nuts of the very largest size, and as sweet as anv 
American Chestnut.’’ A great big fellow like this, sweet as our little Americans, and rioening ahead 
of them, will please the family and bring big money. Bur large, thin-shucked, with liglit spines, 
medium short, stout, not very thickly set. Molds three extra-large nuts to the bur usuallv. Nuts 
are medium light brown, marked with darker stripings. Season medium early. Tlie largest of 
all, and surely a most beautiful Citestnut. None of the Paragon type compare with it in any way. 
While the tree itself is one of grace and beauty, it is larger and more free-growing than the beau¬ 
tiful little Hale, yet possessing much of its graceful habit. The thick setting, narrow, conical, 
dark glossy green foliage makes the tree a beauty wherever grown. Price, strong i-yr. trees, 3!^ 
to 5 ft., Si each, $10 per doz.; 2-yr. trees, 5 to 6 ft ,’branched, Si.50 each. 
Note description of WARD BLACKBERRY. I believe It Is going to be a great success 
and want all my friends to put out at least a few plants. 
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