NUT TREE SPECIALIST 
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THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF ENGLISH WALNUT TREES SHOWN 
ON THIS AND THE PRECEDING PAGE will be of unusual interest to 
many of my older customers ancl friends. Mr. Rush was the first to plant 
my hardy grafted English walnut trees and, being a pioneer grower of these 
trees in the eatsern or northern states, his success in growing these nuts 
has been an inspiration to all those interested in the development of the in¬ 
dustry. I had not gotten out a catalogue with new illustrations showing any 
of these trees for several years and doubtless many people will be interested 
to know how the trees arc performing. Mr. Rush’s first planting was a few 
trees of the first variety propagated, bearing his name and named and intro¬ 
duced by me. These were planted in 1905. These trees are bearing heavily, 
as are also his later plantings, the limbs bending with the weight of the crop 
the past fall. Mr. Rush got 40 cents per pound for the bulk of his crop on 
the local market. The nuts ripen here considerably ahead of the western 
crop, giving them an advantage in the markets, whether the nuts arc sold 
locally or shipped. My trees arc making good records for themselves gener¬ 
ally and I have not been able to supply thci demand for the trees for 
several years. 
Section of the tree, closer view, shown on the preceding page. This tree was very heavily 
loaded, practically every twig bearing a cluster of nuts, but it is impossible to show these 
up in a photograph as the nut husks and leaves are the same color. Mr. Rush, shown in the 
foreground, is in his 81st year. He is evidently pleased with the crop! 
