194 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



NUTS. 



There are now thirty-seven varieties of nuts in the sub-station collection, includinrr 

 almonde, chestnuts, filberts, hazelnuts, pecans, and walnuts. A number of new varieties 

 were put out last spring. 



ALMONDS. 



Snelling was badly injured by the winter. It is a hard-shelled variety planted in 

 1892. Previous to last winter it seemed vigorous and hardy and bore some fruit. 

 Two new trees of a hard-shelled kind were set last spring. 



CHESTNUTS. 



Comfort. — Tree upright, spreading, moderately vigorous. Nuts large, of good qual- 

 ity. Only a few specimens borne. Resembles Paragon somewhat. 



Japan Giant. — Tree a slow, spreading grower, somewhat lacking in \igor. The 

 niits are very large, but lack quality. 



Numbo. — Nuts large, smooth, attractive. Not equal to Paragon in quality. The 

 trees were set in 1892 and have grown vci_\' slowly. 



Paragon. — This seems to be the most valuable variety which has thus far fruited. 

 Trees upright, spreading, quite vigorous. Nuts large, of good quality. A good crop 

 was borne this season. 



Spanish. — Trees winter-killed badly. An upright, spreading, moderately vigorous 

 grower. Nuts of large size, with heavy shuck. Quality very good. 



FILBEKTS. 



Cosford matured some fine specimens this season. The nuts are long, thin-shelled, 

 of fine quality. Bush vigorous and hardy. 



Kentish Cob, planted in 1892, has as yet borne no fruit. Last winter the catkins 

 were all frozen. The bush itself seems quite hardy. 



WALNUTS. 



Japan Walnuts. — Juglans Sieboldii again bore a full crop of nuts. The trees are 

 rapid, strong growers and may have value for ornamental purposes rather than for the 

 fruit, which does not equal our native butternut or walnut in flavor and quality. 



Persian or English walnuts have grown very slowly here and as yet have borne no 

 fruit. A number of new varieties were put out last spring, but juds^ing from the 

 behavior of those several years planted it is very doubtful whether they will provi- 

 of value here. 



8. H. FULTON. 



South Haven, Mich., Doc-ember 1, 1899. 



