fferent category from the
"hazilberts" of Mr. Weschcke and the "Mildred filberts" which had ~C.
americana~ parentage.--J. C. McD.

J. U. GELLATLY

The name (Filazel) I coined to designate those crosses I had made,
having the Peace River hazel as the mother tree and Craig and others of
our large filberts as the pollen parent.

Peoka

Has thin shell. Clean, well-filled kernel. Is heavy cropper and free
husker. Nuts mature early. Are well filled by August fifth with shells
starting to brown. Fully ripe by August tenth to fifteenth.

Manoka

One of the best of my first selections. Very attractive, heavy cropper,
well-filled kernels by August first, shells coloring by August fifth.
Ripe and falling August fifteenth.

Fernoka

Good cropper of roundish nuts, having short open husks and good clean
kernels.

Myoka In clusters 1 to 6. Has short open husks. Leaves color well in the
fall. Has ornamental value.

Fairoka

One to 7 nuts in cluster in fancy frilled and rolled back husk. Nuts
roundish, of fair size and color. Flavor, good. Leaves color well in
fall. Has ornamental value.

Maroka

Medium-sized nut exposed in clusters 4 to 6. Open husk, folded back.

Ureoka

Medium size for Filazel. Thin-shelled roundish nut, 4 to 6 in clusters.
Very short, partially closed husk.

Orvoka

Two to 5 nuts in cluster. Clean kernels. Husk half-inch longer than nut.
Has open side. Good cropper.

Brenoka

Long husk like parent hazel, but lacking prickles of the wild. Medium
sized nut in clusters, 1 to 4.

Eloka

Two to 4 in cluster. Medium sized nut with clean kernels in open husks.

No. 500

Four to 10 nuts in cluster. Has short open husk. Good-sized nut of
Barcelona type. Is a good cropper of clean kernels. Shell heavy.

No. 502

Largest Barcelona type Filazel that has fruited to date. Clusters
contain 4 to 8 nuts enclosed in heavy medium-length closed husks.

No. 503

One to 9 nuts in cluster, having clean, full kernels in thick shells
enclosed in short open husks.

No. 505

One to 6 nuts in cluster, having closed, medium length husks. A good
cropper.

No. 509

Two to 6 roundish nuts in long closed husks free of prickles so common
on wild hazels. A good cropper. The parent hazels used for these crosses
mature the nuts by the first of August and were winter hardy at-60 deg. F.
in Peace River, Alberta.

Other Hazels

Manchurian short bush hazel, distinctive cli