. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 573-—Murrell. Fig. 574—Native Chestnut. eitfier in size. Nevertheless, in only the few years it has be-gun to attract attention some wonderfully large nuts havebeen discovered. Chestnuts are so much easier to propagatethan other nut trees, come into bearing so much earlier, andcommand such highly remunerative prices that their cultiva-tion is not likely to be neglected much longer. The tree isindigenous all over the eastern United States, growing lux-uriantly on rocky, gravelly hillsides. It does not do well on 44° NUTS. limestone, or clayey soil, nor will
. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 573-—Murrell. Fig. 574—Native Chestnut. eitfier in size. Nevertheless, in only the few years it has be-gun to attract attention some wonderfully large nuts havebeen discovered. Chestnuts are so much easier to propagatethan other nut trees, come into bearing so much earlier, andcommand such highly remunerative prices that their cultiva-tion is not likely to be neglected much longer. The tree isindigenous all over the eastern United States, growing lux-uriantly on rocky, gravelly hillsides. It does not do well on 44° NUTS. limestone, or clayey soil, nor will it flourish in wet, boggyland. The young seedlings are characterized by their longtap-root, and therefore unless the nuts are planted where thetrees are to grow they must be treated as described onpage 435. When chestnut groves are cut for the timber, sprouts orscions spring up with rank growth from the stumps. A fruit-
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