22471. CORYLUS AVELLANA. 



Filbert, Bysance. From Mrs. Felix 

 Gillet, Nevada City, California. The 

 strongest and most vigorous growe:* 

 (if all the filberts. Differs considerably 

 from the others in leaf characters and 

 in possessing a rather corky bark. Val- 

 uable as grafting stock. Originally 

 nported b^' Felix Gillet from the 

 J iediterranear don. 



22486. CORYLUS AVELLANA. 



Barcelona Filbert. Introduced by 

 Felix Gillet, Nevada City, California. 

 Tree of upright medium growth. Good 

 producer. Blooms about first week in 

 January in Oregon. The husk is short 

 hispid; the nut large, ovate, slightly 

 compressed; shell moderately thick, 

 and rather hard; but well filled by 

 the kernel, which is of very good 

 quality. 



35689. CORYPHA ELATA. 



Palm. From iVlanila, Philippine Is- 

 lands, through O. W. Barrett. Large, 

 tropical, fanpalm, related to thefamous 

 Talipot palm of Ceylon. Grows 70 

 feet tciM and then produces immense 

 bloom and dies. Leaves of verv large 

 size used for fans, etc. A very decora- 

 tive palm foF regions like Panama, 

 Porto Rico, and, possibly the Isle of 

 ' : D es. Coryphas do poorly in Florida. 



