. Descriptive catalogue : fruit plants, fruit trees, ornamental trees, shrubs and vines. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Benton Harbor Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. West Michigan Nurseries 44. New American Mulberry Mulberries Downing's Overbearing. Very large, black, handsome, sweet, rich, and excellent. New American. Equal to Downing's in all respects and a much hardier tree. Vigorous grower; very- productive; the best variety for fruit; ripe from middle June to mid- dle September. Russian. Very hardy, vigorous grower; valuable for fe
. Descriptive catalogue : fruit plants, fruit trees, ornamental trees, shrubs and vines. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Benton Harbor Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. West Michigan Nurseries 44. New American Mulberry Mulberries Downing's Overbearing. Very large, black, handsome, sweet, rich, and excellent. New American. Equal to Downing's in all respects and a much hardier tree. Vigorous grower; very- productive; the best variety for fruit; ripe from middle June to mid- dle September. Russian. Very hardy, vigorous grower; valuable for feeding silk worms, etc. Fruit of small size, varies in color from white to black. Chestnuts American Sweet. A valuable native tree, both useful and ornamental; timber is very durable and possesses a fine grain for oil finish. When grown in open ground it assumes an elegant symmetrical form, foliage rich and glossy, in early summer is covered with long, pendant, tassel- like blossoms. Nuts sweet, of a delicate flavor, and are [a valuable article of commerce. No farm should be without its grove of nut-bearing trees, and the chestnut should be foremost wherever the soil is adapted to its growth. Japan. A new variety and valuable. The nut of the Japan Chestnut is very large and meat sweet. American Chestnut. It bears early and is 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 West Michigan Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Benton Harbor, Mich. : West Michigan Nurseries
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