. Catalog of fruit trees vines, ornamentals, Nurseries (Horticulture), North Carolina, Pomona; Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Evergreens, Catalogs; Shrubs, Catalogs; Roses, Catalogs; Nut trees, Catalogs. Fruits and Ornamentals for Profit and Beauty HESTNUTS We grow budded Chestnuts quite largely, two varieties: gon and Ridgley. Valuable on account of their large size, early ing qualities, often bearing at two years of age, and better in quahty than the Japan Chestnut. Do well on medium thin land, red or sandy; re- quire no pruning and no cultivation. The nuts
. Catalog of fruit trees vines, ornamentals, Nurseries (Horticulture), North Carolina, Pomona; Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs; Evergreens, Catalogs; Shrubs, Catalogs; Roses, Catalogs; Nut trees, Catalogs. Fruits and Ornamentals for Profit and Beauty HESTNUTS We grow budded Chestnuts quite largely, two varieties: gon and Ridgley. Valuable on account of their large size, early ing qualities, often bearing at two years of age, and better in quahty than the Japan Chestnut. Do well on medium thin land, red or sandy; re- quire no pruning and no cultivation. The nuts should be kept in a damp place so they will not dry out. Paragon. Of Spanish strain; originated in Pennsylvania; succeeds well in the South; an early and abundant bearer; good quaUty and valuable. Very large. Ridgley. Also of Spanish strain; large and productive; quality good; tree hardy and a strong grower. Japan Giant Dwarf. Grown from seed. Trees bear very early and abundantly. A valuable novelty for the lawn; very ornamental. Nuts very large and showy, trees as the demand is good Para- bear-. We grow quite Excellent forage for hogs. American Sweet. Common old variety; well known. Bur of Japan Giant Chestnut a large supply of these APANESE WALNUTS (Juglans) The only Walnut that we can recommend for the lower South. In many ways it resembles other Walnuts. Trees are healthy, vigorous and of rapid growth, inclined to make low, spreading head, but can be trained into almost any desired shape. Leaves are of immense size and a charming shade of green, making a desirable yard or street tree. Trees are heavy and stocky with an abundance of fibrous roots which renders the trans- planting as easy as apple or peach trees. The fruit is borne in great clusters, five- and six-year-old trees often producing from 3^ to i bushel of nuts. By simply dropping the nuts into boiling water for a few minutes and cracking by a slight tap while hot, the shell readily parts and kernel can be extracte
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