. Catalogue of Pomona Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Walnut, Japan, cordiformis—If it produced no nuts would be well worth cultivat- ing as an ornamental tree. Grows with great vigor, surpassing all other nut trees, assumes very handsome form, needs no pruning; leaves immense size, ^^^^ charming shade of green. Nuts are borne in clusters of twelve or fifteen each. Have a smooth shell, thicker than the English, but not as thick as the Black Walnuts, m
. Catalogue of Pomona Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Walnut, Japan, cordiformis—If it produced no nuts would be well worth cultivat- ing as an ornamental tree. Grows with great vigor, surpassing all other nut trees, assumes very handsome form, needs no pruning; leaves immense size, ^^^^ charming shade of green. Nuts are borne in clusters of twelve or fifteen each. Have a smooth shell, thicker than the English, but not as thick as the Black Walnuts, much resembling Pecans. Meat is sweet, of best quality, flavor ^'"'liPi^HP jJfP \ *^PP/ - like Butternut, but less oily; superior quality; commences bearing young, ' '''^IIPPI"" * . / trees three to four years from nut in / ^ , nursery rows, frequently producing nuts. ..^ —-/"^ Perfectly hardy, standing twenty-one "'"^ degrees below zero without injuring a Cordiformis Japan Walnut, bud. The kernels are full, plump, and more easily cracked than any other known variety. By boiling the nuts for about five minutes and cracking by a slight tap while still hot, the thin shells part readily, and the fat kernel can be extracted whole, < t-w w^csaw ^® shown in cut. This feature should render them very valuable. '^^^^ Hickory Shellbark—To our taste, no other nut that grows, either foreign " or native,is superior to this; in quality it possesses a peculiar rich, nutty flavor, excelled by none. The tree is of a sturdy, lofty growth. f^^W '^''\W^M The wood, on account of its great strength and elasticity, is highly ifl^P^ prized for making agricultural implements, and is unsurpassed for fuel. FRIGES OF NUT TREES. ShellDark Hickory. CHESTNUTS. ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ Japanese, Alpha, three to four feet $ $ Parry's Giant, four to six feet Mammoth, one to two feet 50 " two to three feet ; 75 Spanish, Numbo, three to four feet
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