° ctly Har- 
: Chinese Chestnuts [sfertly gor. 
Northern States. Large Size and Heavy Yielding 
Varieties. This fine bushy tree for your lawn 
sometimes produces the second year. De- 
licious, Sweet Chestnuts—Hardy and Blight 
Resistant. Nuts larger than the Native 
American Chestnut and are equally good. 
Plant several trees for best pollenization. 
Four new varieties:\ Meiling,\ Kuling, Nan- 
king and Abundance are the results of 
breeding and selection by the United States 
Department of Agriculture. These all show 
large size and consistently heavy crops. 
Plant Chinese Chestnuts as a profitable 
commercial crop. The fact that these Chi- 
nese Chestnut trees come into bearing at 
such an early age—usually in 3 to 4 years 
after planting—and produce so _ abun- 
dantly at an increasing rate with the age 
and size of the trees; are free from the 
blight which has practically wiped out the 
native American Chestnuts; that they are 
sufficiently hardy for planting in the North 
Central States. These qualities, together 
with the fact that there is a ready sale 
for the nuts, set the Chinese Chestnuts up 
as a distinct commercial crop for the north- 
ern states. 
Hardy Nut Trees 
Busseron, Major and 
Hardy Pecans Green River Varieties. 
These are the hardy, large-fruiting, va- 
rieties that will thrive and fruit well up 
here in our North Central States. (Do Not 
Confuse These With the Seedling Trees So Often 
Offered At A Much Cheaper Price.) The Pecan 
is a fast-growing, tall upright tree suitable 
for lawn planting. 
Grow and enjoy these delicious Nuts 
right at home. They bear in 3-4 years and 
are a luxury and a novelty for everyone. 
Hicans»— 
A cross of Hick- 
Thomas Walnut ory and Hardy 
Pecan — retain- 
Thin Shelled — Excellent § ing the delicious 
Cracking Quality. One 2flavor of both 
of the finest of the new ¢parents. Hardy, 
improved Black Wal-$here in our 
nuts. The individual 2 Northern States, 
nuts and kernels are thrifty growing, 
large, light colored andgand _ produces 
of very good quality. 2 fine large nuts as 
The tree is a very fast@you will see in 
grower and early bear- §this illustration. 
ing. All Black Walnut? Be the first in 
trees are valuable for § your community 
both the nuts and tim- $to produce these 
ber, and have been re- 2 ynique nuts. 
cently referred to as 
“Black Gold.” 
Delicious Hicans) ia’ Pecane 
Hickory Hybrid of Excel- 
lent Quality... ...... 
Prices—Hardy Nut Trees 
Grafted and Budded Varieties unless otherwise 
noted. 
Prices Each 2-3 ft. 3-4 ft. 
Chinese Chestnuts 
-—Selected, Seedlings 4 $3.00 
—Nanking—Kuling : 3.75 
—-Meiling—Abundance 
Filberts—Hazelnuts 
——Reed—Potomac—Bixby 
—Buchanan—No. 176 Fuser 3.25 
Hardy Pecans 
—Major—Green River 4 3.50 
—Busseron (4-5 ft. $3.75 each) . 3. 3.50 Filberts—Hybrid Hazelnuts 
Hicans —Gerardi 3.50 
3.00 eee ee fn Reliable aoe: The Nuts 
. e e is 
For Five trees or more of a variety deduct 10% mended as a smaller shrub that ioe ae 
from above prices. i much space. Free from Diseases and noted for 
— All Nut Trees By Express Not Prepaid — | its prolific bearing of delicious nuts. Plant at 
least one tree each of these splendid varieties. 
