Until recently we have been able to supply our customers each season with practically every known variety of 
grafted northern nut tree nursery stock. Due to conditions prevailing the past few years the number of varieties 
now have greatly been reduced. Nevertheless there are enough herein listed to give a tree planter a good start. 
Our fall catalogue will carry less items and definitely no filberts. Bearing filberts we now have available. 
FILEERT OR EUROPEAN HAZEL (Corylus Avellana). Those with large or small space will do well to plant this 
small fruitful tree. Its shape and beautiful large, almost round leaves are outstanding. Grows to a heighth of 
10 to 15 feet. Growth is rapid and crops heavy. Planting distance, 15 to 20 feet. Filberts also make an excel- 
lent screen hedge when planted 6 feet apart in the row. More than one variety must be planted for cross- 
pollination. These trees produce an abundance of large, delicious nuts. The trees we now offer are BEARING, 
well branched, twice transplanted with full fibrous root SyStem. ..1.....ccccsccssecssesvessesesesecssensoessnsseseresarees 4-5 ft. $4.90 
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT, KING OF NUT TREES—a paper shell Persian or English Walnut (Juglans Regia). This 
tree grows in many parts of the world; the hardiest is found in Russia, Poland and Northern Carpathian moun- 
tains wHere winter temperatures at times drop to more than 40 degrees below zero. It was from these coun- 
tries of northeastern Europe that the original stock was brought to Canada some years ago. The trees have a 
battleship gray colored skin, leaves large, glossy and beautifully scented. In Europe the leaves are used as an 
insecticide. Nuts vary in size from that of the California English Walnut to three times this size. Nuts fall free 
of hull. In Canada this variety has been a heavy producer and thousands are now growing in many of the 
northern states. Becomes a large tree. Growth rapid. Well rooted. Strong vigorous stock. ............ 1-2 ft. $1.50 
CHINESE SWEET CHESTNUT (Castanea Mollissima) blight resistant. From the Tientsin district Northern China. 
For two weeks of early summer this tree is a riot of yellow blossoms. Grows fast. Nut resembles our native 
sweet chestnut in size and flavor which the blight has killed throughout the country. The blossom, foliage and 
fruit of this tree make it worthy of a place on any property. Some hold their golden brown dried leaves during 
winter. Tree grows 30 to 35 feet. Not se!lf-pollinating, therefore more than one must be planted, preferably three 
or: more. sturdy, swell-branched ‘Stock 2a. anor ds cs sce sensteteeradti ee toet epoch oeee he tosses ee eee 3-4 ft. $2.85 
JAPANESE WALNUT (Juglans Sieboldiana). This tree grows thriftily and bears precociously and heavily. In rich 
soil the leaves are sometimes a yard in length, giving it an oriental or tropical appearance. Nuts are large and 
almost round, grow in clusters of five to ten, flavor butternut. Reaches a height of 30 to 40 feet. Makes a beau- 
Hfuljawn and shade tree:) Early fruiting transplants eeeeeee ec cede eee eee ee 4. O-7 ft. $3.75 
BUTTERNUT (Juglans Cinerea). The well known butternut of boyhood days. Probably the hardiest and fastest 
growing of our native nut trees, it has almost passed from the landscape. Help perpetuate this tree. Nuts 
large." Early “iruitings | Tromsplants 225g onccctvctecoracesa vacate esis ete re ee 5-7 ft. $3.75 
BLACK WALNUT (Juglans Nigra). Several named varieties, thin shell, loose kernels that break out mostly in 
whole halves. Early and heavy bearers. Grafted, root pruned. .......c.ccccsssssccsscsssssserseseseees Be UN ke 4-5 ft. $6.00 
GIANT HICKORY (Carya Lacinosa) also known as the Biig Western shellbark, Missouri nut and King nut. This 
is the largest hickory nut in the world, three to four times larger than the average hickory. Leaves extremely 
large, glossy, of a beautiful rich green. Like the Pecan and Hiccan does best in rich moist soil (not wet soil). 
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