Chinese Chestnuts 
Perfectly Hardy in Our Northern States—Large Size and Heavy Yielding Varieties 
A fine bushy tree for your lawn. Produces abundantly at an early age. Delicious Sweet Chestnuts. 
Hardy—Blight Resistant. The Chinese Chestnut was introduced by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture as 
the most blight-resistant species. Nuts larger than the American Chestnut and are equally sweet and 
good, The Chinese Chestnut is a coming commercial orchard tree—not a fast grower but bushy and 
low, making harvesting easy. Often bear when the trees are only 3 to 4 feet tall. Very ornamental 
trees. Plant several trees for best pollenization. 
CHINESE CHESTNUT 
Native Shellbark 
Hickory. These are 
select native trees 
—not grafted va- 
rieties, 3-4 ft., 
$2.00 each. 
Crath (Carpathian 
Thomas Black Wa 
Thomas Walnut 
Thin Shelled—Excellent Crack- 
ing Quality 
One of the finest of the new 
improved Black Walnuts. The 
Thrifty trees (Not 
Prices—Hardy Nut Trees 
Native Shellbark Hickory (Not Budded) 
Hybrid Hazel Nuts 
Chinese Chestnuts 
but all first qeneration 
from heavy fruiting trees.) 
Four New Varieties 
Since their first introduction the U. S. D. 
A. has been engaged in the breeding and 
selection of the best types of these Chinese 
Chestnuts. In 1941 they made selection of 
three of the most promising trees from 
their bearing test orchards (originally 
planted in 1938) and gave them the Chinese 
names, “Meiling,” “Kuling’” and “Nanking.” 
“Abundance” the fourth new variety, was 
developed from seeds imported from China. 
It is a regular bearer—NOT overbearing 
one year and failing or partially so the next. 
As a Commercial Crop 
The fact that these Chinese Chestnut trees 
come into bearing at such an early age— 
usually in 3 to 4 years after planting—and 
that they produce so abundantly at an in- 
creasing rate with the age and size of the 
trees; that they are free from the blight 
which has practically wiped out the native 
American Chestnuts; that they are suffi- 
ciently hardy for planting in the North Cen- 
tral States. These qualities, together with 
the fact that there is a ready sale for the 
nuts, set the Chinese Chestnuts up as a dis- 
tinct commercial crop for the north. At 
present the seedling tree selections from 
heavy fruiting types are being planted. (See 
Commercial Tree Prices below.) 
Each 
By Express 
Not Prepaid 
Grafted and Budded Varieties unless otherwise noted. 
3-4 ft. 
$2.00 
3.50 
3.50 
3.00 
per 10 
(By Express, Not Prepaid) 
ses les $4.50 
: 6.00 
8.25 
) Walnut (4-5 ft., $4.00) 
Inut 
grafted, 
individual nuts and kernels 
are large, light colored and of 
very good quality. The tree is 
a very fast grower and early 
“New Varieties: Ku 
Meiling, Nanking and 
Abundance (AII budded trees) 
ling, 
. 
. 
. 
. Se 
bearing. All Black Walnut 
trees are valuable for both the 
nuts and timber. 
(Not Grafted) 
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aie he 
@ Extra Special 
NEW CRATH WALNUT 
These Persian Nuts are most highly prized of 
all for north temperate zone. On trial over a 
wide range, fruited satisfactorily and found per- 
fectly hardy as far north as Ottawa. Good bear- 
ers of excellent nuts and apparently self-fertile. 
Beautiful ornamental lawn tree and valuable 
hoth for the nuts and timber. 
22 
Commercial Planting Grade, 
12-18 inch ($7.50 per 10) ($15.00 per 
25) ($50.00 per 100) 
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\ Jones Hybrid Hazel Nut 
This new strain of Filbert combines the hardi- 
ness of the Americal Hazel with the reliable 
fruiting quality of the European Filbert. The 
nuts are large and excellent quality. We recom- 
mend this Hybrid Hazel for those who want 
quick fruiting and plants that do not take up as 
much room. They are thrifty growing plants, 
hardy, and prolific bearing. 
