Michigan Banana or Paw Paw Fruits 
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The Michigan Banana or Paw Paw is a small hand¬ 
some 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 ba¬ 
nana, being somewhat shorter and thicker. The 
trees are very hardy and can be grown in all sections 
of the United States. Should be planted in every 
lawn and garden. 2 to 3-foot trees, 75c each; 3 for 
$2.00; 5 for $3.00; or 10 or more at 50c each, post¬ 
paid. 
WALNUTS 
Walnuts are becoming more popular each year with bakers, candy 
makers and ice cream manufacturers. They will grow in nearly all 
sections of the United States. They will thrive with little or no atten¬ 
tion and if planted along fence rows, take up very little of your tillable 
land. While Walnut seedlings produce satisfactory results, we rec¬ 
ommend planting grafted trees where early bearing and quality are 
desired. We have selected two of the best varieties to offer to our 
customers this season. 
THOMAS. The nut is very large, thin shell, has a very fine flavor and cracks out 
almost 90% whole halves and quarters. Grows much faster than the seedling trees 
and usually begins to bear a few nuts the second year after transplanting. 3 to 4-ft. 
trees, by express, not prepaid, $2.25 each. 
OHIO. Medium in size, thin shell, good bearer and fine quality. Wonderful crack¬ 
ing quality. In most cases the meats can be removed in whole halves. 4 to 6-ft. 
trees, by express, not prepaid, $2.50 each. 
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 recom¬ 
mend 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 each, postpaid. By express, 
not prepaid, 3 to 4 feet, $1.50; 4 to 6 feet, $1.75. 
BUTTERNUT 
(White Walnut) 
The nuts are large, long, oily and nutri¬ 
tious. A lofty, spreading tree, valued as a 
shade tree and for its beautiful wood as well 
as for its nuts. 2 to 3 feet, 50c each, post¬ 
paid. By express, not prepaid, 4 to 6 feet, 
80c; 6 to 8 feet, $1.30. 
Native 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, 50c each, postpaid. 
By express, not prepaid, 4 to 6 feet, 80c; 
6 to 8 feet, $1.30; 8 to 10 feet, $1.75. 
NOTICE 
Owing to quarantines, the 
different varieties of Wal¬ 
nut trees cannot be shipped into California 
or Arizona; and Pecans cannot be shipped 
into California, .Arizona or Utah. 
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 without pruning, and has withstood a tem¬ 
perature 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 and of rich, delicate flavor. 
It is a handsome shade tree. 2 to 3 feet, 85c each, postpaid. By express, not 
prepaid, 4 to 6 feet, $1.25; 6 to 8 feet, $1.50. 
Hardy Northern Pecans 
Northern grown Pecans are just as hardy as the hickories and should not 
be confused w r ith Southern grown stock. Our trees are Michigan grown and 
have withstood a temperature of 17 to 20 degrees below zero without injury. 
They are ideal for shade trees as they are practically immune to insects and 
do not shed their leaves until late in the fall. 8 year old trees, 5 to 8 ft. 
high, $1.85 each, by express, not prepaid. 
Thomas Walnut 
Giant Cultivated 
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Blueberries 
Delicious—Ornamental—Profitable 
Blueberries are easy to grow, are ornamental in the lawn 
or shrubbery border, and extremely useful from the stand¬ 
point of the fruit produced. They come into bearing the 
third year and reach full production in about the sixth. Ten 
pint boxes of fruit from each plant or 6,000 pints per acre, 
retailing at 25c to 40c per box. The fruit is several times as 
large as the wild type, frequently y 2 inch in diameter. 
The cultivated forms of Blueberries are easy to grow and 
practically free from disease and insect pests. To insure 
proper growth the soil should be acid. This soil condition 
can easily be produced by the application of peat or the use 
of various chemicals. We ship all plants packed in a suf¬ 
ficient quantity of peat to take care of their growth for sev¬ 
eral years. As growth develops additional peat can be worked 
into the soil every few years. 
As two plants are required for pollination we sell them in 
pairs — one early variety and one late. With each order we 
furnish complete cultural instructions and sufficient peat in 
which to plant them. Two plants for only $1.85, postpaid. 
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