TilE BARCELONA VAKIEIV OF ELKOrEAN FILBERT 



Although our American hazelnuts {Corylus americana and C. rostrala) are familiar to most, 

 the larger-fruited cultivated filbert of Europe {Corylus avllana), is still comparatively 

 unknown in the Eastern states, except in the markets, and has only begun to attract 

 attention in California, Oregon, and Washington. The behavior of several varieties brought 

 into Maryland as layers from introduced trees grown by the late Felix Gillet of Nevada City, 

 Cal., is so promising as to suggest a retrial of various varieties of this valuable nut on the 

 Atlantic Coast. (Fig. 5.) 



it was adopted by Linnaeus as the 

 specific name of the indigenous species. 

 Virgil states in Eclogue vii that it was 

 more honored "than the vine, the 

 myrtle or even the bay itself." 



Memljers of the genus Corylus long 

 enjoyed the distinction of being endowed 

 with occult powers, and twigs from 

 them were used as divining rods for 



locating trcasin"es, veins of metal, sub- 

 terranean water and even criminals, and 

 this miraculous ])ower is still believed 

 in by many peojile at the present day. 

 Although the powers were later attri- 

 buted to other plants as well, most 

 notably to the peach and the witch 

 hazel the myth has always been con- 

 nected principally with the Old World 

 nut tree. 



Improvement of Beans in Manchuria 



The Maiicliitria Ihiily \ ci^'s siale>^ 

 thai the South .Manchm-ia Railway's 

 agricultural station has been experiment- 

 ing on the improvement of Manchurian 

 beans for several years. Species from 

 Ssupingkai have been distribute:! to dif- 

 ferent places. 

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The results in 1!)1T were favorable 

 (sn the whole, and about vd'^r increase 

 in tlie yield was realized. .MoreoNcr. 

 the new output is superior in weight, 

 percentage of oil, luster, etc. These 

 seeds are to he more widcl\- distrihuted 

 in r.MS. 



