. The nut culturist : a treatise on the propagation, planting and cultivation of nut-bearing trees and shrubs, adapted to the climate of the United States ... Nuts. 102 THE NUT NuMBO.—Burs medium, and distinctly long pointed before opening, as shown in Fig. 26, the four diTisions of the burs extending an inch or more beyond the nut as they open. This is an- exceptional form of the bur, and will ena- ble almost any person to recognize the vari- ety with bearing trees. Spines only medium m length (Fig. 27), FIG. 27. SPINES OF NUMBo CHESTNUT, aud uot as stroug as m most other yarietie
. The nut culturist : a treatise on the propagation, planting and cultivation of nut-bearing trees and shrubs, adapted to the climate of the United States ... Nuts. 102 THE NUT NuMBO.—Burs medium, and distinctly long pointed before opening, as shown in Fig. 26, the four diTisions of the burs extending an inch or more beyond the nut as they open. This is an- exceptional form of the bur, and will ena- ble almost any person to recognize the vari- ety with bearing trees. Spines only medium m length (Fig. 27), FIG. 27. SPINES OF NUMBo CHESTNUT, aud uot as stroug as m most other yarieties of this species. Nuts -very large (Fig. 28), smooth, decidedly pointed, light brown when first mature, and of good fla- Yor. Tree hardy and a vig- orous, free grower, and is very productive even when young. The original tree is now some forty years old, and is one of a large number raised from imported nuts, by the late Mahlon Moon, of Morrisville, Pa. Miller's Dupont.— Burs large,V spines long and fig. 28. kumbo chestnut. strong- but not as stout as in some of the closely related. varieties. IsTut medium, and kernel of fair quality. A promising variety. Origin unknown. Received from Jos. Evans, Delaware Co., Pa. Paragon.—Burs of immense size, often five inches and more in lateral diameter; distinctly flattened on the top, or cushion shape (Fig. 29); spines an inch in length, widely and irregularly branching from a stout stem springing from a thick, fleshy husk, as shown in Fig. 30, the whole making an involucre or bur out ofi. 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 Fuller, Andrew Samuel, 1828-1896. New York : Orange Judd
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