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burr. liemarkulde in producing so many valuul)lc scedlinf^s in dif- 

 ferent States. 



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

 in a burr; enormously productive in Marjdand. 



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. — A'ery large, three to seven nuts in a burr, and it is 

 said that in Ohio they often bear when only three to I'our feet in 

 height of bush. This is reported to be a seedling of the ( iiant. * 



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 g(jod; usually 

 three largo nuts in a burr. New .h'rsey. 



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

 Hazel-nut. But enough has been done to sh(jw that by cultivation and 



Selected Native H.azel-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 



