appearance. Three varieties of these hazilberts have ivory-colored
kernels which are practically free of pellicle or fibre. They have a
good flavor.

A comparison of the ripening habits and the effect of frost on the
various members of the genus Corylus growing in my nursery in the fall
of 1940, is shown by these extracts taken from daily records of the work
done there. It should be noted that the summer season that year was
rainy and not as hot as usual, so that most nuts ripened two to three
weeks later than they normally do.

"September 7 and 8: Wild hazels ripe and picked at this time.
(Their kernels showed no shrinkage by October 25.)

September 14 and 15: I picked ripe nuts from hazilbert No. 5 which
seems to be the first to ripen. Also picked half of the European
filberts. (There was slight shrinkage in the kernels of the latter
a few weeks later showing that they could have stayed on the trees
another week to advantage.)

All of the nuts of a Jones hybrid, which is a cross between Rush
and some European variety such as Italian Red, could have been
picked as they were ripe. Some were picked.

The almond-shaped filbert classified as the White Aveline type, was
not quite ripe; neither were hazilberts No. 2 and No. 4, nor the
Gellatly filberts. Wild hazelnuts at this time had dry husks and
were falling off the bushes or being cut down by mice.

September 21 and 22: The remaining European filberts of the