. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. C. M. HOBBS & SONS, BRIDGEPORT, INDIANA 21 Mulberries The Mulberry is valued as an ornamental shade tree and the fruit is quite popular in some sections. Should be planted in deep, rich sandy loam. Requires little care and is of easy culture. The fruit is sprightly and re- freshing- and is a valuable addition to any fruit garden. Downing's Everbearing—A beautiful tree for the lawn or street; bears an abundant
. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. C. M. HOBBS & SONS, BRIDGEPORT, INDIANA 21 Mulberries The Mulberry is valued as an ornamental shade tree and the fruit is quite popular in some sections. Should be planted in deep, rich sandy loam. Requires little care and is of easy culture. The fruit is sprightly and re- freshing- and is a valuable addition to any fruit garden. Downing's Everbearing—A beautiful tree for the lawn or street; bears an abundant sup- ply of sweet, refreshing fruit for several weeks; berries are about one and one-half inches long; color blue-black. New American—Equal to Downing in all re- spects and a much hardier tree; vigorous grower and very productive; ripe from mid- dle of June until September; color black. Russian—A very hardy, rapid growing timber tree of great value, especially in the West; foliage abundant and said to be very desir- able for silk worm culture; fruit good size and produced in large quantities. Introduc- ed into this country by the Menonites. Nut Trees There has been more attention paid to the planting of nut trees the last few years than ever before. Few farms but contain land, that if planted to nut bearing trees, would pay bet- ter than anything else to which it could be de- voted. Besides the value of the wood for com- mercial purposes, the crop of nuts of nearly all kinds command a high price in the market. Chestnuts Chestnuts—Paragon and Ridgley are the best of the large varieties, these are of good quality and bear second or third year from planting. Chestnuts (American Sweet)—The American Sweet Chestnut is much superior to both the European and Japanese kinds, although it does not yet approach in size to either of them. Chestnuts are much easier to propa- gate than any other nut trees and come into bearing earlier. It does not do well in lime- stone or clayey s
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