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BLACK WALNUTS 
Walnuts are becoming more popular each year. with bakers, 
candy makers and ice cream manufacturers. They: will grow 
in nearly all sections of the United States and thrive with 
little or no attention. If planted along fence rows they take 
up very little of your tillable land. The most valuable of all 
trees for timber, bringing the very highest price in market. 
A good shade tree, and the large, oily nuts are of fine flavor 
and marketable at a fair price. Hardy in zone 4, 
THOMAS. The nut is very large, thin shell, has a very fine 
flavor and cracks out almost 90% whole halves and quarters. 
Grows much faster than the seedling trees and usually begins 
to bear a few nuts the second year after transplanting. 2 to 
3-ft. trees, $3.50 each; 3 for $8.75, postpaid. 
NATIVE BLACK WALNUT. A tree of large size and majestic 
form growing to a height of 100 feet or more. While the 
growth of the tree is substantially the same as the Thomas 
variety the nuts are smaller and have thicker shells. 2 to 3 ft. 
trees, 60c each; 3 for $1.50, postpaid. 




: : , English Walnut 
S : Thomas Black Wainut 
as .MICHIGAN GROWN ENGLISH WALNUTS 
eee NOTICE—Bec2re of quarantines, Walnuts, Our English Walnut trees will stand more cold than peaches, and will produce good Consult the Map 
7 Pecans and Butternuts cannot be crops of nuts which are equal to the California product. There is very little labor con- on page 65 to de- 
shipped to Arizona or California and Utah. Chest- nected with the harvesting of English Walnuts—simply gather the nuts from the ground termine if trees ar 
nuts cannot be sent to Calif., Idaho, Oregon or when they fall. No shucking—simply pick them up and put them in sacks and they I a8 rees are 
Washington. are ready for use. We can recommend our hardy trees for planting in hardy in your lo- 
Michigan, New York and other Northern and Eastern States as well as cality. 
in the South and West. The English Walnut is a fine shade tree. Hardy 
4 in zone 5. Trees 2 year, 1 to 2 feet, $2.50 each; 3 for $6.25, postpaid. 
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; CHINESE SWEET CHESTNUT - 
This is one of the finest trees you can plant, both for nuts and as an ornamental lawn specimen. 
; They are blight resistant and produce enormous crops. The nuts are larger than those of the Ameri- 
met can Chestnut and are equally sweet and good. Often bear when trees are only 3 to 4 feet tall. They 
sy are not particular as to soil requirements, but respond freely if fed and well cared for. Plant two 
ike trees for pollination. Hardy in Zone 4. Trees, 2 years old 1% to 2 feet, $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00, 
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f PECANS 
i: The Pecan is a splendid and beautiful shade tree which will reward you with bushels of delicious 
y te 4 nuts. It is an ideal tree for the lawn, does not shed its leaves until late in the fall, and is practically 
<r immune to insects. In Michigan it has withstood temperatures well below zero. Nuts of good size 
* and excellent quality. Hardy in Zone 5, 2-year-old trees 2 to 3 ft. high, $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00, 
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BUTTERNUT or White Walnut 
The nuts are large, long, oily and nutritious. A lofty, spreading tree, valued as a shade tree and 
for its beautiful wood as well as for its nuts, Hardy in Zone 3. Trees 2 to 8 ft, high, 70¢ each; 
GROW FIGS 
in the North 
Our Dwarf Fig is particularly adapted to 
growing in the North, as it does well in either 
tubs or in the open ground. ‘The root is per- 
fectly hardy. In localities where the tops freeze, 
it can be cut to the ground, and when it begins 

Michigan Banana or Paw Paw Fruits 
_ MICHIGAN BANANA (Paw Paw) 
> The Michigan Banana or Paw Paw is a small handsome 
tree about 20 feet in height, with large purple flowers, which 
are very beautiful and fragrant, and large dark green foliage 
which makes it a handsome tree for the park or lawn. Pro- 
~~ duces large yellow fruits which have the flavor of the banana 
and are very delicious. These fruits also resemble the ba- 
nana, being somewhat shorter and thicker. The trees are 
yery hardy and can be grown in all.sections of the United 
: States. Should be planted in every lawn and garden. Hardy 
; in Zone 4. Trees 2 to 8 feet high, 80c each; 3 for $2.00, 

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. postpaid. growing again it will produce fruit on the new 
<4 wood. We recommend open-ground planting 
wherever the growing season is long enough to 
NORTHERN PERSIMMON grow a new top and mature a crop of fruit. 
b za Where the season is too short for this we rec- 
afl F c F ae mme Nanting ir aS est lants can ken 
mn Bright, golden orange fruits of rich, spicy and delicious Seis aia ree cea fall pt pe 
flavor. At their best after light frosts. The only variety 
found hardy in the Northern States. Hardy in Zone 4, Can- 
not be sent to California, Trees 2 to 3 feet high, 80c each; 
3 for $2.00, postpaid. 
= CHINESE DATE.” 
The Chinese Date (Jujube or Zizyphus) is a fruit from the 
high interior of China, which, we are sure, will prove to be 
one of the most valuable for our country. It is adapted to 
a wide range of territory and all kinds of soil. It is quite 
hardy, the United States Department of Agriculture bulletins 
reporting that it has withstood temperatures of 22 degrees 
below zero, 
The tree is a heavy and constant bearer and commences 
to bear at an early age, four-year-old trees having produced 
150 pounds of fruit. It blooms very late in the spring, avoid- 
‘ing all danger from spring frosts. The fruit is one to two 
inches long, and chocolate colored. It is delicious when 
eaten fresh or. cured like dates, and is excellent for preserves and jam, 
Cooked in a sugar syrup and allowed to dry it becomes a most tasty and 
palatable confection which we believe will eventually rival the date as a 
commercial product. Because of its productiveness and its highly nutritious 
; and delicious fruit, capable of being used in many ways, it is sure to be 
a valuable addition to the orchards and gardens. Only one tree necessary 
for pollination. Hardy in Zone 5.- Trees 2 to 3 feet high, $2.00 each; 
> 3 for $5.00, postpaid. 
Dwarf Juneberry 
__ A good substitute for the large or swamp Huckleberry or Blueberry which 
it resembles in appearance. The fruits are larger than the Blueberry and 
ripen earlier in the season. Fruits are borne in clusters; are reddish pur- 
ple in color, changing to bluish black when ripe. In flavor it is rich, mild 
and subacid, and the plants are wonderfully productive. It is perfectly 
: paroy ne all climates, and has an advantage over ae pees in that it 
does well on all kinds of soil. In addition to its value as a fruit, it is a ss : 
highly ornamental bush for the yard, especially in early spring, at which eo Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
time it is a mass of pretty white blossoms. Hardy in Zone 4. Plants 50c Galesburg, Michigan 
each; 3 for $1.25; 12 for $3.75, postpaid. Dwarf Juneberry : 
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stored for the winter. Plants will winter safely 
e] in an ordinary cellar. Our Dwarf Fig will de- 
velop a crop of fruit farther north than any 
other variety. We recommend tub culture-north 
of Philadelphia. Plants bear the first year they 
are set out, and abundantly each year there- 
after. The fruit is very sweet and delicious, 
of good size, with flesh that is firm and meaty, 
and of very fine quality for making preserves, 
jams, canning, drying, or to eat in the fresh 
state. Entirely hardy in Zone 6 and root hardy 
in Zone 4. 2-vr. Northern field grown stock, 
$1.20 each; 3 for $3.08, postpaid. 

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