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BLIGHT-RESISTANT ORIENTAL CHESTNUTS ' 
THE CHINESE CHESTNUT, Castanet molissima, was introduced by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture in its search for blight-resistant species, and is tbe best of chestnuts so introduced. 
The nuts are larger than those of the American chestnut and are equally sweet and good. They 
ripen earlier in the season than the American and up to the present time have been much less subject 
to the attacks of the chestnut weevil. 
In form and size the tree grows something like a large apple tree, and stands drouth remarkably 
well. It is not at all particular as to soil, if it is not swampy. It has proven hardy down to tempera¬ 
tures of 30 degrees below zero, and seems equally at home on the sandy coastal plain or the Blue 
Ridge and Appalachian mountains. 
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The tree begins to bear at about five years from seed and produces regular crops thereafter. 
Blossoming does not occur until June, after all danger of frost is past. 
Chestnuts bear heavier crops when cross pollenized, hence it is advisable to plant more than one 
tree of a species. 
THE JAPANESE CHESTNUT, Castanea crenata, was introduced into this country more than 
a century ago, but never made much headway because of the American custom of eating chestnuts 
raw, and the better flavor of the American species. In Japan, where they are a common article of 
diet, they are always boiled or roasted Cooked in this manner they make a very, palatable substi¬ 
tute for potatoes, but with a higher flavor. 
The nuts are larger than either the Chinese or American chestnut, some of the grafted horticul¬ 
tural strains being more than two inches across and the largest chestnuts grown. 
In form, size and habit of growth, the tree is similar to the Chinese. The leaves are somewhat 
smaller than the Chinese but the burrs are larger. The tree comes into bearing even earlier than the 
Chinese and bears regular, heavy crops. 
Its hardiness is attested by old trees growing in Ontario, Canada. It is probably not so drouth- 
resistant as the Chinese species. 
PRICE ON CHINESE and JAPANESE CHESTNUT TREES; 
r 2 to 3 foot trees, EA''H 60 cents 
10 trees, $5.00 
Carrying Charges Paid by the Purchaser. 
WHITFORD NURSERY, FARINA, ILLINOIS. 
