. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 43 CARYA. Hickory. Noyer, Fr. C. alba. Shell Bark or Shag Bark Hickory. A. The most ornamental and valuable of the genus. The nuts are whiter and the shell thinner than those of other species. CUT-LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH (Reduced). CASTANEA. Chestnut. Essbare Kastanie, Ger. Chataignier, Fr. C. Americana. American Chestnut. A. The well known native variety. A stately tree, with broader leaves than the Spanish, and producing smaller fruit. When in full bloom, one of the handsomest trees. 50c. C. Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Ha
. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 43 CARYA. Hickory. Noyer, Fr. C. alba. Shell Bark or Shag Bark Hickory. A. The most ornamental and valuable of the genus. The nuts are whiter and the shell thinner than those of other species. CUT-LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH (Reduced). CASTANEA. Chestnut. Essbare Kastanie, Ger. Chataignier, Fr. C. Americana. American Chestnut. A. The well known native variety. A stately tree, with broader leaves than the Spanish, and producing smaller fruit. When in full bloom, one of the handsomest trees. 50c. C. Japonica. Japan Chestnut. C. Habit and foliage like Spanish Chestnut; fruit very large. $ C. vesca. Sweet or Spanish Chestnut. Marron. C. Originally introduced from Asia Minor into Europe. A valuable species both for ornament and fruit. It forms a handsome lawn tree, and produces much larger fruit than the American variety. 50c. var. Numbo. C. A variety which produces large, handsome fruit. $ var. Paragon. C. Large fruit; very productive. $ var. Ridgely. C. Another fine variety producing large fruit. $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mount Hope Nurseries; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Rochester, N. Y. : Ellwanger & Barry
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