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burr. Remarkable in producing so many valuable seedlings in dif- 

 ferent States. 



Kerr. Large, dark brown, smooth, handsome; two to three nuts 

 in a burr; enormously productive in Maryland. 



Killen. Large as Giant, and the quality is said to be better than 

 most of the oriental varieties; three nuts to the burr. Delaware. 



Mammoth. Very large, three to seven nuts in a burr, and it is 

 said that in Ohio they often bear when only three to four feet in 

 height of bush. This is reported to be a seedling of the Ciant. 



Japan Giant, 



Martin (Col. Martin). Large, yields usually five nuts to each 

 very large burr; quality about like most oriental varieties. Mary- 

 land. 



Superb. Large, broad, dark brown; quality fair to good; usually 

 three large nuts in a burr. New Jersey. 



FILBERTS AND HAZEL-NUTS. 



Up to the present we have no cultivated varieties of our native 

 Hazel-nut. But enough has been done to show that by cultivation and 



Selected Native Hazel-nuts. 



selection we could soon develop varieties that would equal some of 

 the European varieties in size and excel them in flavor. In the near 



