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\ CHINESE SWEET CHESTNUT 
This (Castanea mollissima) 
plant, both for nuts and as ornamental lawn specimens. 
blight-resistant and produce enormous crops. 
than those of the American 
good. Often bear when trees 
is one of the finest trees you can 
They are 
The nuts are larger 
Chestnut and are equally sweet and 
are only 3 to 4’ tall. They are not 
particular about soil requirements, but respond freely if fed and 
well cared for. 
Plant two trees: for pollination. 
YARN G cing ME wl A: Md 
($1.95 each) (3 for $4.95) prepaid, Cannot ship to Calif., Ga., 
Ida., Fla., Ore., and Wash. 
/ MICHIGAN 
BANANA 
or Paw Paw 
The Michigan Banana (Asi- 
mina triloba) is a small hand- 
some tree about 20’ high, with 
large purple flowers, which 
are very beautiful and fra- 
grant, and large dark green 
foliage which makes it a hand- 
some tree for the park or lawn. 
Produces large yellow fruits which have the flavor of the banana 
and are very delicious. 
can be grown in all sections of 
lawn_and garden. 2 to 3’. ($f 
HARDY NORTHERN PECAN 
The Pecan (Carya Pecan) is 
a splendid and beautiful shade 
tree which will reward you 
with bushels of delicious nuts. 
It is an ideal tree for the lawn, 
does not shed its leaves until 
late in the fall, and is prac- 
tically immune to insects. In 
Michigan it has withstood tem- 
peratures well below zero. 
Nuts of good size and excellent 
quality. 2 to 3’. ($1.25 each) 
(3 for $2.95) prepaid. Cannot 
be shipped to Ariz., Calif., 
N. M., and Utah. 
ALMONDS for 
These fruits also resemble the banana, 
being somewhat shorter and thicker. 
The trees are very hardy and 
the U. S. Should be planted in every 
.25 each) (3 for $2.95) prepaid. 
Nuts and Beauty 
The Almond (Prunus communis) is probably the 
most beautiful of all nut trees, its bloom is a wonder- 
ful sight in spring. The secret of a good nut crop is 
having a proper pollinizer. We list the two best for 
nuts and pollination. 
Plant one or more of each. 
NONPAREIL. The high quality soft-shelled variety. 
NE PLUS ULTRA. Th 
($1.85 each) (2 for $3. 
e heaviest producer. 2 to 3’. 
25) prepaid. Cannot ship to 
Ariz., Calif., Colo., Ida., and Wash. 
~ BUTTERNUT or White Walnut ; 
For Nuts and Shade 
The nuts of the But- 
ternut (Juglans cinerea) 
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. 2 
to 3’. ($1.25 each) (3 for 
$2.95) prepaid. Cannot 
ship to Ariz., Calif., N. 
M., and Utah. 
GROW FIGS 
the North 
Our Northern Magnolia Fig (Ticus carica) 
is particularly adapted to growing in the 
North, as it does well in either tubs or in 
the open ground. The root is perfectly 
hardy. In localities where the tops freeze, 
it can be cut to the ground, and when it 
begins growing again it will. produce fruit 
on the new wood. 
We recommend open-ground planting 
wherever the growing season is long enough 
to grow a new top and mature a crop of 
fruit. Where the season is too short for this 
we recommend planting in tubs, so plants 
can be taken inside following the first few 
fall frosts and stored for the winter. Plants 
will winter safely in an ordinary cellar. 
Our Dwarf Fig will develop a crop of fruit 
farther north than any other variety. We 
recommend tub culture north of Philadel- 
phia. 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. 2-yr. Northern field grown 
stock. 2 to 3’. ($1.35 each) (3 for $3.25) 
prepaid. 
Dwarf Fig Fruits, Reduced in Size 
\JAPANESE WALNUT 
The Japanese Walnut (Juglans Sieboldi) is the 
hardiest and most vigorous of the walnuts. It 
grows easily, assuming a handsome shape without 
pruning, and has withstood temperatures to 21 
degrees below zero. Nuts are considerably larger 
than common hickory nuts, and borne in clusters 
of 15 to 20. Shell is a little thicker than English 
Walnuts. Kernels are meaty and of rich, delicate 
flavor. Handsome shade tree. 2 to 3’. ($1.75 
each) (3 for $4.509 prepaid. Cannot ship to Ariz., 
Calif., N. M., and Utah. 
FILBERT or HAZELNUT 
Here is a hardy American favorite that we are 
pleased to offer for the first time in years. Filbert 
(Corylus) is really a shrub, growing 12 to 15’, 
and makes an attractive hedge, as well as speci- 
men in lawn, besides giving a heavy crop of 
delicious nuts every year. We offer the two best 
varieties. (Two different ape required for pollina- 
tion) NBARCELONA and\DU CHILLY. 2 to 3’, 
($1.75 each) (3 for $4.50) (6 for $7.95) prepaid. 
Cannot ship to Calif., Ore., Utah & Calif. 
FILBERT COLLECTION: 1 each of Barcelona 
and Du Chilly only $3.35 prepaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan 
\ CHINESE 
The Chinese Date (Jujube or Zizy- 
phus) 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 Depart- 
ment of Agriculture bulletins reporting 
that it has withstood temperatures of 
22 degrees below zero. 
DATE 
Heavy, Constant Bearer 
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, avoiding 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 excel- 
lent for preserves and jam. Cooked in 
a sugar syrup and allowed to dry it be- 
comes a most tasty and palatable con- 
fection which we believe will eventu- 
ally 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 addi- 
tion to the orchards and gardens. Only 
one. tree necessary for pollination, 
2 to 3’ ($2.00 each) (3 for $5.00), pre. 
paid. 
\ THOMAS BLACK WALNUT 
The grafted Thomas Black Walnut (Juglans 
Niagra) is so superior to any other, that no choice 
need be made. The nut is very large, with a thin 
shell, has a very fine flavor.and cracks out almost 
90% whole halves and quarters. It also grows fast 
and usually bears the second year after planting. 
Yields of up to 40 bushels of nuts worth $4.00 
a bushel are not uncommon. Besides, Thomas 
Black is one of the finest decorative shade trees, 
and at maturity a valuable lumber product. These 
grafted trees grow fast and are hardy everywhere, 
18 to 24”. ($2.25 each) (3 for $5.95) prepaid: 
Cannot ship to Ariz., Calif., N. M., and Utah. 
