HAZELS—6 ENTRIES
Reading edition
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
KEY:
A: Species B: Prize awarded C: Average weight of nut D: Average weight of kernel E: Average weight of kernel that dropped out after cracking F: Average weight of kernel that could be easily picked out with fingers after cracking G: Average cracking pressure H: Proportion of kernel I: Cracking quality absolute J: Cracking quality commercial K: Size (10) K: Form (5) M: Color of shell (5) N: Husking quality (5) O: Thinness of shell (10) P: Cracking quality commercial (20) Q: Cracking quality absolute (5) R: Color of kernel (5) S: Proportion of kernel (15) T: Quality of kernel (20) U: Total points awarded (100)
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.