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EUROPEAN VARIETIES OF THE CHESTNUT. 



Prof. Bailey calls especial attention to the fact that nearly all the 

 so-called European varieties now propagated are American-grown 

 seedlings of supposed European parentage. But in some cases a 

 natural cross with our native sweet chestnut seems quite evident. 

 This is specially true of such varieties as Bartram, Paragon, and 

 Ridgely, where a change has been wrought in tree, leaf, and quality 

 of fruit. 



Anderson. Medium in size, reddish brown, downy at tip; very 

 productive. New Jersey. 



Bartram. Medium in size, downy at tip; dark red in color; very 

 good in quality; uniformly three nuts in a burr. New Jersey. 



Carson. Large, dark brown, ridged, pubescent at tip. Propa- 

 gated in Pennsylvania. 



Comfort. Medium to large, often three in a burr; very good; 

 comes into bearing when very young. New Jersey. 



Dager. Large, and said to be better in quality than its parent 

 the Ridgely. Propagated in Delaware. 



Paragon. 



Darlington. Medium to large, dark brown, striped; pubescent 

 at tip; very good; early to ripen. Delaware. 



Moncur. Mediom, light-colored, tomentose. Popular in Dela- 

 ware. 



Numbo. Large to very large, shell smooth; quality good. This 



