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the American hazel, corylus americana, with the reliable fruiting quality of 
the European filbert, corylus avellana. Nuts are as large as the largest 
European varieties we are growing. 
DAVIANA. Nut large, roundish oblong, excellent quality. One of the 
best pollenizers for Barcelona. 
RUSH. This is a native hazel of good quality. The nut is not as large 
as most of the European filberts but the tree is hardy and bears large crops 
of nuts here. Few trees 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 feet tall. 
ITALIAN RED. This is a tall, slender growing plant bearing large nuts 
more the shape of Du Chilly. Nuts very attractive. Plants bearing here. 
Can furnish in sizes 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 feet tall. 
MARQUARDT PLEAS 
THE HYBRID HICKORIES. Beaver, Fairbanks and Laney, being 
hybrids of the shagbark and bitternut, adapt themselves easily to a great 
variety of soils and climatic conditions. The bitternut hickory, one of the 
parents, is the most widely distributed of all our hickories. It is found grow¬ 
ing naturally from the St. Lawrence River on the north, to Florida on the 
south, and westward to Northeastern Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The 
pure shagbark is strictly a northern species and does not grow very far 
south except along the mountain ranges, but these hybrids should succeed 
we.l into the Cotton Belt at least, if not to the Gulf Coast. Many people 
have tested these nuts here the past two or three years and they have been 
practically unanimous in saying that the flavor of the nuts was extra fine. 
The trees come into bearing much sooner than the pure shagbark. 
BEAVER. Originated in Central Pennsylvania. The Beaver is one of 
the finest of this type and a very beautiful tree. The tree bears quickly and 
is very prolific. 
FAIRBANKS. From east central Iowa. One of the best of the type 
and very prolific. Tree very hardy and ripens its crop very early here. 
LANEY. Named by Dr. Sargent for the Superintendent of the Roches¬ 
ter Parks, Mr. C. C. Laney. The original tree stands in Rochester and is a 
remarkably fine specimen. The nut has a very thin shell, full meated and of 
excellent quality. 
MARQUARDT. Also known as Burlington. This tree is perhaps the 
finest variety of the pecan-shellbark hybrids and, originating in Iowa, the 
tree is very hardy. The tree is a very rapid grower and very ornamental. 
It will succeed under neglect where most trees would fail. The nut, which 
is large and long, resembles the pecan more closely and is a good cracker. 
The kernel is large, plump and the blending of the pecan-hickory flavor gives 
it a distinct and very delightful flavor. We can recommend this variety very 
highly for general planting. 
