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42759. CORNUS PAUCINERVIS. A Chinese cornel. Pre- 

 sented 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. 



2247 1 . 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 Med- 

 iterranean region. 



22472. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, D : Alger. From Mrs. 

 Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. Tree of the Barcelona type, bear- 

 ing 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 Mediter- 

 ranean 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 GiUet. 



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. Re- 

 ported to outbear the Barcelona. Said to have been originally im- 

 ported 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 contrib- 

 uted much to the literature on hazelnut culture in this country. 



