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to an ice storm that broke out the tops of mamy of the trees. 



This is one of three trees resulting from nuts grown from cross 

 pollination by Mr, Endicott's father. That photograph was taken in 

 1927 and the nut was planted in 1896. This is the parent tree of the 

 Champion variety. You notice that strong central leader characteristic 

 of the American species which indicates quite definitely hybridization 

 with the European. Many of the nuts drop out but the great majority 

 of them are separated by hand. The nuts and the burrs are picked up 

 and taken by the Riehls to a pile and then all sit down and with gloves 

 on separate them by hand. 



This is the nut of the Fuller variety which Miss Riehl stated in 

 her paper they regarded as their best variety. 



The McFarland is the Japanese variety that the Riehls are grow- 

 ing. It was not originated by them. You notice how differently it 

 grows. This comes from near the home of Dr. Theiss. 



This is one view of the 400 acre grove of wild chestnuts grafted by 

 the late Col. C. K. Sober, Lewisburg, Penn. They are all destroyed 

 by blight, I understand, nothing is left. Dr. Theiss tells me there 

 were 800 acres of land in the property and 400 acres put into chestnuts. 



This is, I believe, the one that Mr, Riehl called the Parry. 



This is the parent tree of the Van Fleet, No. 60. You notice there 

 again the strong central leader. 



Now we come to the filbert. Although the filbert is but a hazel, 

 in the Pacific Northwest the trees are planted the standard distance 

 of 25 to 30 ft., the varieties thoroughly interplanted to insure cross 

 pollenation, as it has been definitely established that the filbert is 

 largely self -sterile. The trees are trained to standard form headed 

 up like other trees. 



This is in the planting of Mr. Conrad Vollertsen across the lake 

 from us, near Rochester, Mr. Vollertsen was himself an intensive 

 gardener. Notice his trees close together and in between the rows he 

 is growing nursery stock. He interplanted his stock, on the right 

 Italian Red and on the left Lambert, 



This is a view of the hybrids and the planting of Mr, Jones' at 



