. Spring 1899 : Parrys' Pomona Nurseries. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. japan Chestnut, Early Reliance. Early Reliance. Grafted. The third to ripen. Tree of low, dwarf, spreading habit, beginning to bear imme- diately; 1-year grafts are frequently loaded; a 10-foot tree sometimes yields 3 to 6 quarts. Nuts large, measuring- 4 inches in circumfer- ence, and running 3 to 5 nuts in the bur; smooth, bright, uni- form, attractive. Ripens September 18 to 20. Parrys' Superb. Grafted.
. Spring 1899 : Parrys' Pomona Nurseries. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. japan Chestnut, Early Reliance. Early Reliance. Grafted. The third to ripen. Tree of low, dwarf, spreading habit, beginning to bear imme- diately; 1-year grafts are frequently loaded; a 10-foot tree sometimes yields 3 to 6 quarts. Nuts large, measuring- 4 inches in circumfer- ence, and running 3 to 5 nuts in the bur; smooth, bright, uni- form, attractive. Ripens September 18 to 20. Parrys' Superb. Grafted. This superb variety is a magnificent grower, and an enor- mous bearer. The burs are literally packed one upon another along the branches, generally with 3 nuts to each bur, and it is the exception to find an imperfect or defective nut, nearly every one being very large, 2 inches across, full, plump, bright and free from fuzz. Very valuable market sort. A picture of one of the burs is shown on page 16. The quality of the nuts is also very superior to that of ordinary varieties. Alpha. Grafted. The Earliest known Chestnut. An upright, vig- orous grower; comes to bearing at 2 to 3 years old and is very productive. Nuts large, 4 inches around and 2 to 3 to a bur. Ripens September 5 to 10, without frost; the earliest of all, and, therefore, always sells at un- usually good prices. Beta. Grafted. This is next to ripen. An upright, vigorous grower; comes to bearing at 2 to 3 years old, and is very productive; bears about 2 quarts to a 10-foot tree. The nuts are large, running 2 to 3to the bur; dark in color, smooth and handsome. Ripens September 10 to 15, closely following Alpha, and is, in turn, closely followed by Early Reliance, described above. Parrys' Giant. Grafted. Ripens immediately after Parrys' Superb. These nuts are enormous, measuring 6 inches in circumference, and run 2 to a bur. Tree is a vigorous, upright grower and very productive; nuts smooth; dark and attractive; rip
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