This is the first time I have had opportunity of testing Rush hazel which was found by Mr. Rush 35 years ago, but which, so far as I know, has never been propagated in the sense in which the word is used in the contests where it means listed in the catalog of some nurseryman who is prepared to furnish grafted or budded or layered plants. The value of this hazel is now being recognized and doubtless it will not be long that this will be the case for it is by far the best American hazel now known. The prize winning nuts and the prizes awarded are shown in the table on page 160.
Following the list of American hazels are 9 varieties of Mr. Conrad Vollertsen's, Rochester, N. Y., most of them of German origin. These are given with their German names. These names are given here for convenience for readers and only for that, for they violate one of the rules followed in naming nuts. They will be referred to the nomenclature committee at its next session. Following Mr. Vollertsen's hazels are five standard market hazels grown on the Pacific coast which are noted as matters of record.
It will be noted that the White Aveline hazel has been placed higher than the Barcelona when judged by the score card used. Inasmuch as orchards of White Aveline hazels in the Pacific northwest are being replaced by Barcelona and Duchilly because White Aveline nuts are too small to be saleable commercially, it was questioned as to whether the score card was not at fault and whether much more emphasis should not be put on size and less on quality than is the case with the score card used. Inasmuch as the same score card has been used for all nuts except where it seemed entirely unadapted (because when this was done the figures have a value they otherwise would not in expressing the relative value of each species) it seems very desirable this common score card be retained for as many nuts as possible. There are some notable instances where fruits commercially important do not rank highest in quality, e. g., the Elberta peach, Ben Davis apple, and Kiefer pear, therefore it is thought better not to emphasize size too strongly in the case of hazels. It is only fair to state, however, that much less work has been put on judging hazels than on some other nuts and perhaps our ideas will have to be revised later.
HAZELS
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| NAME ADDRESS DESIGNATION | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U |
| J. F. Jones Lancaster, Pa. Rush hazel | Am | 1 | 2.1g | 1.0g | 1.0g | 1.0g | 39kg | 45.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 78 |
| Miss Louise Littlepage Bowie, Md —— | Am | 2 | 2.7g | .8g | .8g | .8g | 59kg | 28.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 62 |
| J. W. Strassel Rockport, Ind —— | Am | 2 | 1.9g | .7g | .7g | .7g | 36kg | 36.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 62 |
| Mrs. Priscilla Randall Freeport, O. —— | Am | 3 | 1.8g | .4g | .4g | .4g | 51kg | 22.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 61 |
| Luther W. Vest Blacksburg, Va. —— | Am | 4 | 1.8g | .6g | .6g | .6g | 49kg | 31.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 58 |
| William H. Kuhne Woodbury, Conn. —— | Am | 5 | 1.4g | .4g | .4g | .4g | 50kg | 27.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 53 |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Medium Long | ? | 2.2g | .9g | .9g | .9g | 46kg | 41.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 81 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Italienische Rothe Zeller | P | 2.8g | 1.1g | 1.1g | 1.1g | 57kg | 40.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 79 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Lambertnuss Rothe | M | 2.3g | .8g | .8g | .8g | 42kg | 35.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 77 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Merveille de Bollwiller | M | 2.5g | .9g | .9g | .9g | 49kg | 37.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 75 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Lambertnuss Weisse | M | 2.2g | .9g | .9g | .9g | 60kg | 40.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 74 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Gunzelebener Zeller | P | 1.7g | .8g | .8g | .8g | 58kg | 20.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 72 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Althaldensleben | Av | 1.8g | .7g | .7g | .7g | 63kg | 37.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 71 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Grosse Kugelnuss | Av | 1.9g | .8g | .8g | .8g | 70kg | 41.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 67 | |
| Conrad Vollertsen Rochester, N. Y. Minna's Zeller | P | 2.1g | .7g | .7g | .7g | 49kg | 32.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 67 | |
| J. F. Jones Lancaster, Pa. Daviana | 3.1g | 1.6g | 1.6g | 1.6g | 33kg | 51.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 89 | ||
| J. F. Jones Lancaster, Pa. White Aveline | 2.1g | 1.1g | 1.1g | 1.1g | 26kg | 49.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 88 | ||
| J. F. Jones Lancaster, Pa. Noce Lunghe | 4.8g | 2.1g | 2.1g | 2.1g | 79kg | 42.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 79 | ||
| J. F. Jones Lancaster, Pa. Imperial | 3.5g | 1.2g | 1.2g | 1.2g | 51kg | 33.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 78 | ||
| J. F. Jones Lancaster, Pa. Barcelona | 4.8g | 1.8g | 1.8g | 1.8g | 42kg | 41.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 70 |
The abbreviations used under the species column are: Am for American hazel (Corylus Americana), Av for Corylus Avellana, a European, species, M for Corylus maxima, a European species, P for Corylus pontica, a European species. It seems quite probable that many of the European varieties noted above are hybrids and not pure species. The species identification of the European varieties are those of Mr. Conrad Vollertsen.