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The Scherf Filbert 
Reprinted from October, 1936 issue of “Better Fruit” 
With filberts as with apples and with all 
other fruits we in America are beginning 
to breed new varieties that will take the 
place of the older varieties that we have 
inherited from Europe. These new varieties 
will be better, as newer things are, and 
they will be more suited to our climate. 
The Barcelona, which is one of several 
hu idred of the round type filberts grown in 
Europe, was only an accident here, though 
it now has its place as our standard nut in 
Oregon. The DuChilly which really is a 
standard nut in England, known there as 
the Kentish cob, is grown there for a green 
nut to eat before it is ripe. It is well to say 
that we cannot put our finger on what new 
nuts will take their place. The Brixnut 
seems as profitable as the Barcelona. But 
the new nuts promise much more. 
There are appearing over the Northwest, 
accidentally or brought out by breeders, 
new nuts of such size and quality, that there 
is little comparison with the older smaller 
nuts. 
These nuts are larger than anything ever 
seen in imported filberts or seen today in any 
market. The largest are as big as the average 
