. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and plants, cultivated and for sale. Seed industry and trade Maryland Catalogs; Fruit trees Seeds Catalogs; Climbing plants Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. English Walnut. WALNUTS. English. {Madeira or Persian.) A fine, lofty-growing tree w th a fine, spreading head and bearing crops of large and excellent nuts ; the fruit in a green state is highly esteemed for pickling, and the great quantity of the ripe nuts annually im- ported and sold here attest to its value ; the tree is peculiarly well adapted to the clim
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and plants, cultivated and for sale. Seed industry and trade Maryland Catalogs; Fruit trees Seeds Catalogs; Climbing plants Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. English Walnut. WALNUTS. English. {Madeira or Persian.) A fine, lofty-growing tree w th a fine, spreading head and bearing crops of large and excellent nuts ; the fruit in a green state is highly esteemed for pickling, and the great quantity of the ripe nuts annually im- ported and sold here attest to its value ; the tree is peculiarly well adapted to the climate of the South, and deserves extensive cultivation. American Black. This is the common native variety. The nuts are excellent and always desirable ; besides, the wood is very valuable for many uses. SHELLBARK. A species of the hickory. The nut is small, rather flat, with thick shell; it is very rich, sweet and delicious ; very desirable. \ ^ PECAN. The common wild native variety found in the South, produced from the seed ; bears regular crops of medium size ; very salable nuts and good : the tree is rapid-growing and handsome. Paper-Shell Pecan. This is, indeed, the most valuable nut yet introduced ; large, often lYz inches in length; thin shell; the kernel is very large, rich, sweet and delicious ; enormous profits have been received from the culture of this nut; many thousand trees are being planted, and soon the nut industry, especially of the South, will be very large ; hardy in the Middle states. FILBERTS OR HAZEL NUTS. We have the best English varieties ; the nut is medium size, oblong, very sweet; the tree is of bushy habit, growing from 6 to 8 feet high ; very hardy almost everywhere ; early and abundant bearer ; very satisfactory. BUTTERNUTS. A handsome, rapid-growing, luxuriant, tropical looking tree ; very ornamental and pro- ductive ; the nuts are some- thing like black walnuts, but longer and flat ; the kernel is much sweeter and rich and more delicate ; fine fla
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