34266.GORYLUSAVELLANA. 



Hazelnut. From Dr. Gustav Eisen, 

 Boscotrecase, near Naples, Italy, ripen - 

 ing the latter part of June. Of v^rv 

 good quality, though not as highb'^ 

 flavored as the wild nut. Remarkabh 

 well filled and solid. Cultivateu 

 hazelnuts have proven very subject to 

 diseases in the Eastern United States, 

 but have done well on the Pacific 

 coast. 



36727. CORYLUS SP Hazelnut. 



From Frank N. Meyer, Hsiao Wu tai 

 shan, China. A wild hazelni^t occur- 

 ing on the mountain sides ate?evations 

 of 5,000 to 9,000 feet. The nuts grow 

 in clusters and are enclosed individu- 

 ally in long, beak-like involucres cov- 

 ered with spiny hairs. Of value as a 

 pai k shrub for the cooler sections of 

 the United States. May prove of in- 

 terest to breeders of hazelnuts. 



35689. CORYPHA ELATA. 



Palm. From Manila, Philippine Is- 

 lands, through O. W. Barrett. Large, 

 tropical, fanpalni,related to thefamous 

 Talipot palm of Ceylon. Grows 70 

 feet tall and then produces immense 

 bloom and dies. Leaves of very large 

 size used for fans, etc. A very decora- 

 tive palm for regions like Panama, 

 Porto Rico, and, possibly the Isle of 

 ^ines. Coryphas do poorly in Florida. 



