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42759. CORNUS PAUCINERVIS.  A Chinese cornel.  Presented 
by John Dunbar, Rochester, N. Y.  Shrub 5 or 6 feet tall,
with erect stems; small narrow-pointed leaves with only two to three
pairs of prominent veins; numerous small clusters of white flowers
and black fruits.  Valuable as a midsummer flowering bush.  Native
of western Hupeh and western Szechwan, China.

22471 . CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, Bysance.  From Mrs.
Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal.  The strongest and most vigorous
grower of all the filberts.  Differs considerably from the others in
leaf characters and in possessing a rather corky bark.  Valuable as
grafting stock.  Originally imported by Felix Gillet from the 
Mediterranean region.

22472. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, D' Alger.  From Mrs.
Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal.  Tree of the Barcelona type, bearing 
somewhat smaller nuts of similar flavor, but said to outbear the
better known variety.  Has been grown successfully in the State of
Washington.  First introduced by Felix Gillet from the 
Mediterranean region.

22476. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, Avelline Grosse
Ronde.  From Mrs. Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal.  Medium-sized
tree, producing fair-sized, symmetrical, wedge-shaped nuts, which
are cherry red at the shoulder, with a gray covering that becomes
more dense toward the apex.  Originally introduced from France by
Felix Gillet.

22480. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, Montebello.  From
Mrs. Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal.  Tree resembling the Barcelona,
with smaller, more regular, rather long nuts and long husks.
Reported to outbear the Barcelona.  Said to have been originally 
imported from Sicily by the Bureau of Plant Industry.

22484. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, var. Grosse Blanc
of England.   From Mrs. Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. Large,
vigorous tree similar to the well-known Barcelona.  Good producer,
reported as bearing the largest nuts in the smallest clusters of any
of the filberts cultivated in Oregon.  Originally introduced by Felix
Gillet.

22485. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert.  From Mrs. Felix
Gillet, Nevada City, Cal.  A medium-large French variety called the
Daviana.  Introduced by Felix Gillet, who for many years 
contributed much to the literature on hazelnut culture in this country.
        