Best NUTS “ORSoH aN 
Height infeet  % % % vA 7 Hey arenas 
GRAFTED TREES Caliperininches %tol M%eto% %eto% Asto%s RAetovs Wto% *wAeto% 
Berar LW VeOOr fate ak cae $1:85->.< $060 2 SPOS ae Slates oo 00 
QUERCY—1 year—grafted high... 1.60 1.35 1.10 85 75 
Above Varieties FALL FREE FROM BURR — Caliper will govern all grades Chestnuts. 
SEED GROWN TREES. Described at bottom this page. 
ITALIAN—1 year and 2 years............. S .85 25 .60 50 40 .30 .20 
MY phiD-—l-yeor and 2 years.2.1. $ .85 Wie LAU Ree narestelh 40 30 20 
FRENCH MARRON—1 and 2 years...... $1.00 85 75 65 0 AS 39 
Peer Niob--2 sear. 221. te, 85 Ags) 65 0 
Seed Grown Trees—Lots of 10 to 49, 10% less; 50 or more, 20% less than list. 
QUERCY — HEAVY BEARER 
Quercy. A French Marron of large uniform size. 
Introduced many years ago by Felix Gillet. Nut is 
round and glossy, dark rich brown, selling instantly 
on its appearance. Of heaviest consistent bearing. 
_ The most precocious bearer we have ever seen. Sets 
burrs three months from the graft. Matures nuts late 
and is in prime condition for the holiday trade. While 
not as good eating quality as the others listed, it can 
be counted on to stack up tonnage and profits. 80% 
fall free from burr. 
SEED GROWN TREES 
Hybrid—These are from our Large American Sweet 
variety. Trees of this type are likely to produce fine 
new sorts. Most of them drop free from burrs and 
COLOSSAL. Actual Size. are of sweet taste. 
P Italian or Spanish — Seedlings of the European 
COLOSSAL. eee coat ea tion chestnut. While not so large as the Marron type, 
pea wenstreniely “SESe pale ee PAL BREE they bear good quality nuts of fair size and do well 
FROM THE BURR. Ripens in September and under severe conditions. ; : 
brings high prices, being first in the market. Japanese. Very large. Hardy. Said to be Blight 
Quality’ good. Quercy and French Marron polli- Resistant. Bears young. 8-15 inch seedlings $12.50 
nates it. Using 1 Quercy to 8 Colossals, this per 100; $1.50 per 10. 
variety produces BIG PROFITS. The nuts are 
big, the crop is big, the profits are big. Matures 
nuts in September. Whole crop is down in 10 ; 
_ days or two weeks. Original tree produced 300 FRENCH MARRONS 
Ibs. in 1939 and it is a small tree, compared with These large and fine chestnuts are grown by 
other chestnuts, us from selected seed which pvroduce abund- 
antly almost. without exception. Often bear 
the third year from planting: Vigorous 1 and 
FOUNTAIN CHESTNUT 2 year trees, priced above. MAKES A SPLEN- 
DID SHADE TREE. 


Here is a striking and unusual foliaged tree, 
every leaf being different. Some only one- 

fourth inch wide but eight or nine inches long, 
giving trees remarkable fountain-like effect. CHESTNUT TREES FOR SHADE 
Heavily branched specimens, 6 feet and up, 
$3.75 each. Small trees, $1.00 to $1.50. We Offer Selected, Well-Branched French 

Marrons at Prices Shown on Page 7 
‘How to Plant—On heavy, rich soil plant 60x60 feet. Poorer land 50x50, or if 
space is limited, 40x40. The chestnut requires plenty of light and air. Sixty 
feet between the rows and 30 feet apart in the row is the best plan. This 
takes 24 trees to the acre. Take out every other tree in row before they 
crowd. This plan allows inter-cropping of the wide row for a number of 
years. Seedling trees may be used for the interplants. 
Planting—Dig holes 2x2 feet all around. With sharp knife remove broken 
roots. and cut ends of all roots to sound wood. Remove all buds below 
ground-line. Plant tree not deeper than before. Use only top soil (well 4 
firmed with ball of foot) about the roots. Tie tree firmly to stake soon as g 
planted. Set stake while planting to avoid driving it into roots. Cut back @ 
whip trees one-half and allow one strong shoot to grow to six feet where it 
may be headed. Branched trees cut back to 3 or 4 branches and head in 
branches to 3 buds from trunk. Encourage growth to one central leader, 
which is Nature’s way. DON’T TRAIN TO VASE FORM, as trees will split 
apart with weight of the crop. Shade trunk for first few years with Yucca 
Tree Protectors (see page 12) or two thin boards. QUERCY 
Cross-Pollination—More than one variety should be planted, both for bene- Covers a Silver Dollar 
fits of cross-pollination and to lengthen out the harvest season. Our Quercy 
and French Marron varieties have an abundance of pollen. 

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