. Price list, fall 1900 : everything for the fruit grower. Nursery stock, New Jersey, Catalogs; Fruit, New Jersey, Catalogs; Trees, New Jersey, Catalogs. Moorestown, N. J. 6. CHESTNUTS, continued ear]}'; to secure lar^e returns the trees must be productive. No matter if a nut is l)oth large and early, if it does not load the wagon it will not yield large returns. Quality is of little account. I never saw a Chestnut buyer taste a nut; appear- ance is of more account. A light-colored, bright nut, free from fuzz, of medium size (4 or .5 inches in circumference) sells best in the Philadelphia mark
. Price list, fall 1900 : everything for the fruit grower. Nursery stock, New Jersey, Catalogs; Fruit, New Jersey, Catalogs; Trees, New Jersey, Catalogs. Moorestown, N. J. 6. CHESTNUTS, continued ear]}'; to secure lar^e returns the trees must be productive. No matter if a nut is l)oth large and early, if it does not load the wagon it will not yield large returns. Quality is of little account. I never saw a Chestnut buyer taste a nut; appear- ance is of more account. A light-colored, bright nut, free from fuzz, of medium size (4 or .5 inches in circumference) sells best in the Philadelphia market. In planting an orchard a succession of varieties is desirable, so as not to have the whole crop on hand at once. The following will make a good succession of profitable varieties, ripen- ing in the order named: "First, ALPHA-The Earliest Chestnut. A good grower and ])earer ; nuts about 4 inches around: brought this fall 40 cents per quart, or over ])er bushel. "Socond, ADVANCE, ripening al)out f) days later. A good grower and bearer: nuts large; brought this fall 30 cents per quart, or over $9 per bushel. "Third, RELIANCE, ripening4 or 5 days later. Not so fast a grower as the preceding, owing to. 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 Collins, Arthur J; Pleasant Valley Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Moorestown, N. J. : Arthur J. Collins
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