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Ing-; and, if the experiment proved a success, not only would a 

 valuable tree be added to our list, but there would be the 

 addition of another commercial product in the nuts. 



Filbert. (Corylus avellana L.) Several Filbert bushes 

 are growing- in our collection and are doing- well making- fine, 

 larg-e plants, that have at various times borne crops of nuts. 

 The Filbert in this country is always grown in bush form, and 

 while not g-enerally considered an ornamental plant, yet it is 

 fairly pretty and is well adapted for a bushy screen. There 

 are several species, most of them more commonly known as 

 Hazel Nuts, but, all thing's considered, the species given above, 

 or one of its horticultural varieties, is the best. Our bushes 

 have attained a heig-ht of 10 feet, and a circumference, as a 

 shrub, of 20 feet. The nuts have a commercial value, and, if 

 not grown in sufficient quantities for the market, are a welcome 

 addition as a product of the soil to the home bill of fare. 

 Young- plants are easily grown from seed, suckers or cuttings; 

 grafting- and budding- are easily effected. 



AILANTHUS. 



Tree of Heaven- {Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.) The trees 

 of this species in our collection were grown from seed, and the 

 largest one is now 16 feet high and 144 inches in circumference. 

 The Ailanthus is considered a tender tree as to cold, but, so far, 

 it has withstood our winters without injury, except a little 

 winter-killing- at the tips of the new growth. They have had 

 much protection from other trees, however, and we cannot un- 

 qualifiedly recommend them as hardy for the cold valleys of the 

 State. It may be said that the Ailanthus will stand any climate 

 in which the peach is cold-proof and will bear fruit. 



The Ailanthus is a native of China, where it is a large tree. 

 In habit, it is quite stately, and for this, and for the beauty of 

 its large, compound leaves, which are bright and verdant 

 throughout the whole summer, it is much admired. The 

 flowers are small, greenish in color, and are borne in upright 

 clusters; they last for some time, and emit an odor that is very 

 disagreeable to most people and is nauseating to some. For this 

 reason the tree should not be planted near the house. Our 

 specimens are very irregular in size and sprout badly from the 

 roots. 



The wood is close grained, and when polished, has a fine 



