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DUIS NUT NURSERY— SHA i f UC, ILLINOIS 
J. G. DUIS, Sole Owner and Proprietor 
Catalog for 1939 
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On account of rapid advancement and many changes in/ the Northern Nut In¬ 
dustry, I am sending out this new folder with price cuts of 2fr% to 33$.. 
About eighteen years ago I started growing and grafting Njtt trees as .a hobby 
and have gradually grown into one of the largest and best/ Nut nifrjj^ries ip Illinois 
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bottoms from here to its mouth and all in south central 
east of St. Louis, Mo. Also two pecans from Clarksville, 3 
and among the finest nuts in existence. However, we do not 
pecans will mature. The trees are hardy and will not freeze muc 
peaches. Walnuts and hicans will generally grow and b"bar as far 
walnuts and hickories. 
P ecans, hicans and hickories like moist, even overflow, land and also "Sl^e 
nuts but nearly all will grow and bear in any soil anywhere having proper cliina 
chicken yard, abandoned hog lot or any cultivated orchard or low ground is excellMl 
A hican is a Pecan Hickory CROSS having the flavor of one or both and is usually a 
large nut with heavy shell. 
My pecans and hicans are all grafted on transplanted stocks and so have a 
much better root system than the single tap root. This gives them a great advantage 
in planting. Trees are transplanted at two and three years, grafted at five and six 
years, and sometimes we get only 25$, and are ready to sell about two years from 
graft average. Then dig them by hand three feet deep and wonder why they are high 
priced. 
Grafted walnut trees usually bear in about three years, pecans three to six and 
hicans somewhat longer. What of it? They bear nuts and grow to be from one 
hundred to two hundred years old. How soon will a Chinese Elm or soft maple bear 
nuts? Hicans and pecans grow fast enough if cared for. 
After several hundred years of growing and developing fruit trees all is not 
known so you cannot expect to know all about nut trees after only about twenty years 
of grafting and some trees known only for a year or two. However there is no 
question about the success of grafting and growing nut trees and nuts in general and 
perpetuating varieties. It is a success. 
All trees for sale are the same price regardless of size. 
Graftwood and budwood from trees I have here in the nursery at ten cents per 
foot for not less than ten feet. Order graftwood by February 15 and budwood by 
July 15. 
All prices cash in advance and subject to change without notice. 
Nut trees are a decided success in general within limits of soil and climate bat 
no guarantee is given either expressed or implied. 
References—Carlyle and Sandoval Banks. 
PECANS—New Discoveries and Farthest North—My Specialties. Each 
DUIS—Largest northern pecan, prolific, fast growing, early bearing.$1.50 
Joffrey—Large, thin shell, plump, prolific and fastest grower._$1.50 
Swagler—Medium, light color thin shell, dwarfish tree, new, not well known...$1.50 
Gildig No. 2—Nearly as large as Duis, thin shell, too new to be known well._...$1.5C 
Quickert—Small, prolific, very thin shell and perfect cracker. $1.50 
Barcroft—Medium size, cracks whole, thin shell, fine flavor.$1.50 
Norton—Farthest north, long, large, value proven, excellent ._$1.50 
Clarksville—Norton seedling and about the same all around.$1.5 y 
HICANS—Hickory Pecan Hybrids—New Discoveries, LARGE NUTS. 
Gerardi—Large excellent nut, bearing and filling at six years in nursery.$1.50 
Nussbaumer—Long lost, mentioned in book 50 years ago, too new to bear.$1.50 
Dintleman—From reports very prolific, fine flavored hickory-bitternut .$1.50 
PECANS—OLDER and BETTER KNOWN. 
Posey—Large, flat, thin shelled and very early bearing, excellent cracker._$1.50 
Butterick—Fast growing, hardy .$1.50 
Green River—Large, thin shell, prolific, excellent pollinator ..$1.50 
Busseron—Plump, prolific, resembles Joffrey except it is smaller, very good.$1.50 
Major—Medium size round nut thin* shell, very early bearing, prolific. $1.50’ 
HICANS—Well Known Generally. LARGE NUTS GENERALLY. 
Miller Hickorv—From Michigan, much wanted north, fine, prolific ...$1.50 
Burlington—From Iowa, fine nut, medium size, prolific and fine shade tree.$1.50 
McCallister—Very large nut, bearing uncertain, very finest shade tree.$1 50 
Rockville—Not well known yet ..._$1.50 
Bixby—From Shoe Polish Bixby, right name not known, fine large nut.$1,50 
Black Walnuts— 
Thomas—Wide range, large and probahk tho hocf known, verv prolific.$1.00 
Stambaugh—First in nut contest—fairly lfp* eP> flavor. clacks in halves.$1.00 
Rohwer—Second choice same contest, round, plump, fills perfectly.$1.00 
Stabler—Well known perfect cracker ..... $1.00 
