WALNUTS 
PECANS 
15 
THE FRESNO 
NURSERY CO. 
THE NUT FRUITS 
No one division of our horticulture development has been prolific of so many 
pleasant surprises as the nut fruits. Annually our production of Walnuts, Almonds 
and Pecans is increasing. Our selection of varieties is of the best, hence merits the 
careful attention of intending planters. 
ALMONDS. 
Considering that the Almond is one of 
the leading nuts known to commerce, too 
little attention has been devoted to its 
culture. It finds congenial conditions 
throughout California in favored sections 
free from biting spring frosts. Wick- 
son, in his “California Fruits,” says that 
“the Almond prefers a loose, light, warm 
soil and heavy, poorly drained soils 
should be avoided. Though they need 
moisture enough to make good, thrifty 
growth, they will produce good crops on 
soils that are too light or dry to grow 
Peaches.” 
Drake's Seedling. Regular and abundant 
bearer; soft shell. Of the Languedoc class; 
bears abundanty where that variety is a 
total failure. 
Harriot’s Seedling, or Commercial. One of 
the largest of the soft shells, with a sweet 
kernel. 
I. X. L. Sturdy, upright grower; nut large; 
soft shell; bears heavily and regularly. 
Highly recommended by all orchardists 
who have tried it. 
Ne Plus Ultra. Large and very long; soft 
shell; hulls free. Tree a rapid grower and 
regular, heavy bearer. 
Nonpareil. Weeping habit and forms a beau¬ 
tiful tree. One of the best. An extra¬ 
ordinary heavy bearer of the paper-shell 
type. 
Peerless. Preferred by some to I. X. L., 
which it resembles, but the nut is larger. 
Texas Prolific. Closely resembling Drake's 
Seedling. Kernel very plump and of me¬ 
dium size, shell soft, hulls very easily. 
Never fails to produce a good crop. 
The Jordan. The famous Spanish variety 
so long sought after by nut-growers. Nuts 
are long, with hard shells; the kernels are 
superior in flavor; long and plump and 
filling the entire cavity. A strong thrifty 
grower and heavy bearer, and will probably 
do much to give Almond growing in Cali¬ 
fornia a strong impetus. 
CHESTNUTS. 
Every family orchard should include a 
chestnut tree; the tree is ornamental in 
addition to its nut bearing. 
American Sweet. The well-known native 
tree of the eastern states; nuts small but 
sweet; very desirable in the coast coun¬ 
tries. 
Italian, or Spanish. Introduced from South¬ 
ern Europe. Very ornamental; medium¬ 
sized nuts. 
Japanese Mammoth. Tree of compact habit. 
Nuts very large, being over an inch wide 
and weighing one and one-half ounces 
each. 
PECANS. 
Seedling Pecans. We can supply Seedling 
Pecans grown from selected seed, in quan¬ 
tities. These can be grafted over later 
onto the newer sorts; however, many 
planters prefer Seedling Pecans to the 
grafted sorts owing to the extreme hardi¬ 
ness of the former. 
GRAFTED NAMED SORTS. 
Frotscher. One of the best; nuts cylindrical; 
shell thin, parting from the kernel easily. 
Pabst. Nut cylindrical; soft-shell; kernel 
particularly well filled. 
Russell. Vigorous and productive. Nut 
oval, pointed, very large; shell very thin. 
Stuart. A standard for commercial orch¬ 
ards; large; good shape and of fine appear¬ 
ance; always well filled; meat of good 
flavor. 
Success. One of the largest and best; shell 
very thin; kernel plump. 
Van Deman. Large and oblong in shape; 
shell thin; kernels plump; good quality. 
WALNUTS. 
Franquette Walnut. 
The growing of what is commonly 
known as the English Walnut has now 
attained large proportions in California; 
in fact the Walnut is the most important 
of the nut fruits grown here. It is pe¬ 
culiarly adapted to the conditions of cli¬ 
mate and deep alluvial soils of our coast 
valleys where either surface or sub-irri¬ 
gation is possible. Under these condi¬ 
tions it is of easy culture. The crop is 
not expensive to gather and market and 
is one of the most profitable. For com¬ 
mercial planting the trees are placed 40 
to 50 feet apart, allowing room for the 
wide spreading top. 
