. Pleasant Valley Nurseries : 1901 [catalog]. Nursery stock New Jersey Moorestown Catalogs; Nut trees Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Pleasant Valley Nurseries—Japan Chestnuts. 3. "First, ALPHA—The Earli- est Chestnut. A good grower and bearer; nuts about 4 inches around ; brought, this fall, 40 cts. per quart, or over $12 per bushel. "Second, ADVANCE, ripen- ing about 5 days later. A good grower and bearer ; nuts large ; brought this fall 30 cts. per quart, or over #9 per bushel. "Third, RELIANCE, ripen- ing 4 to 5 days later. Not so fast a grower as t
. Pleasant Valley Nurseries : 1901 [catalog]. Nursery stock New Jersey Moorestown Catalogs; Nut trees Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Pleasant Valley Nurseries—Japan Chestnuts. 3. "First, ALPHA—The Earli- est Chestnut. A good grower and bearer; nuts about 4 inches around ; brought, this fall, 40 cts. per quart, or over $12 per bushel. "Second, ADVANCE, ripen- ing about 5 days later. A good grower and bearer ; nuts large ; brought this fall 30 cts. per quart, or over #9 per bushel. "Third, RELIANCE, ripen- ing 4 to 5 days later. Not so fast a grower as the preceding, owing to its enormous loads of nuts, which are large, smooth and handsome ; brought this fall 25 cts. per quart, or about $8 per bushel. "Fourth, GIANT, ripening 4 or 5 days later. Good grow- er ; nuts very large, 6 inches around ; not so productive as the preceding. " Fifth, PARAGON. Ripens later, and is of better quality than any of the preceding. It is large and productive, and brought this year 20 cts. per quart, or over $6 per ; JAPANESE VARIETIES. GRAFTED. It is important that all Chest- nut trees should be grafted, and not seedlings. An orchard of seedling Chestnuts is almost as worthless as one of seedling apples or pears, no matter how large the nuts may have been from which the seedlings grew. ADVANCE. Early; comes in- to bearing at 2 or 3 years of age, and is very productive ; 2 to 3 large nuts to the bur; nuts dark, smooth, handsome ; quality gocd. Ripens Septem- ber 15. ALPHA. The earliest known Chestnut. Originated from seed of Parry's Giant. Tree an upright, vigorous grower, very productive ; the original tree began to bear at three years, and has never failed to produce a good crop. Nuts large, 4 inches around, running 2 and 3 in the burs, which open Sep- tember 5 to 10, without the aid of frost; the nuts command highest prices in the market. BETA. Early ; an upright, vigorous grower ; comes into bearing at 2 or 3 years of
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