In 1908, I had tested out about ten varieties, 
more or less, with differing results; many for vari- 
ous reasons proved unsatisfactory and disappoint- 
ing, while Barcelona and Du Chilly indicated great 
possibilities for filbert culture in the Pacific North- 
west. 
Numerous small plantings of filberts had also 
been made in various parts of the Northwest with 
similar results. It became evident that upon the 
selection and assembling of the right varieties, 
depended the success or failure of growing filberts 
in the Northwest. With the limited filbert : growing 
in the East, but little information on the “subject 
of varieties could be obtained outside the experi- 
ence and recommendations of the late Felix Gillet 
of Nevada City, California, from whose importa- 
tions and distributions the most of the desirable 
varieties of filberts now grown in the Pacific North- 
west may be traced. 
For the purpose of determining the relative 
commercial value of the various varieties grown 
in other filbert producing countries and their adap- 
tability to the conditions existing in the Pacific 
Northwest, I then began to assemble my now 
large collection of filber' ts, which in 1916 numbered 
about four dozen different varieties from most of 
the filbert growing countries of the world. 
About 25 varieties have now been quite well 
tested out, and while I have some very promising 
other varieties, I think Barcelona and Du Chilly 
so far are unsurpassed for commercial planting. 
