Our Motto—“Beauty Plus Utility” 
Nut trees are as easy to grow as other ornamental or shade 
trees. Nut trees make as good shade trees as those now commonly 
grown such as Maple, Elm, etc., and some of them make real orna¬ 
mentals, as for instance, Japanese heartnut, hickories, hickory 
hybrids, etc. 
In addition superior varieties of the various nut trees will 
also produce crops of delicious and very nutritious food of con¬ 
siderable economic value. Most of us remember the pleasure we 
had as children gathering nuts in the fall and of cracking and 
eating them by the fireside in winter. In large part these delicious 
nuts are as a gift, at practically no expense or labor. Our grafted 
nut trees if planted about your farm, suburban or town home 
offer you all of the above as we propagate only superior varieties, 
that will mature their crop here in the North. 
We do not at present advocate the commercial planting of 
nut trees in the North Eastern States but there is no doubt as to 
their value planted about the homestead. The expense is small 
compared to extra values they offer. 
Also many of the nut tree species produce very valuable 
lumber if for any reason such trees have to be removed in the 
future. 
THE HEARTNUT 
This tree presents a wonderful combination, being one of the 
very best ornamentals and producing one of the best of nuts. 
THE HEARTNUT ( Juglans cordifernius) 
A varietal form of the Japanese walnut. The trees are rapid 
growing, very ornamental, wide spreading—excellent as a lawn 
tree—while the shade is dense, grass grows well under it. 
The nut of the better varieties, such as we offer, is easy to 
crack, the kernels being easily extracted (a high percentage in 
whole halves). In flavor it is unlike any of the nuts which at 
present can be purchased in the market. It is very similar in flavor 
and shape of kernel to the butter-nut. 
The trees bear young, first nuts usually appearing the third 
or fourth season from grafting. Thus the tree you set out will 
usually bear a few nuts the second or third season after planting. 
