hich are
somewhat alike in general appearance, although the trees are of widely
different descent.

It brings up an interesting question, if the flying parents of the
parasites from the elm are attracted by the appearance of the hazel
leaves, or if they are attracted by the odor or other characteristics.
Occasionally the exotic hazels are attacked by various leaf blights but
not to any troublesome extent so far as my experience goes, up to the
present time. The chief predatory elements which we shall have to meet
when raising hazels are squirrels, white-footed mice and the neighbors'
children.

W. C. REED: May I ask, Doctor, what you bud the Byzantine on?

DR. MORRIS: I am budding other things on those for stocks. I
bud our American hazels and European hazels on the European and Asiatic
trees.

MR. RUSH: Do you know anything of the quality of that nut?

DR. MORRIS: It is the chief hazel in parts of northern Turkey,
and of excellent quality. Hazels form a source of income for some
localities like the wheat or corn in other parts of the world, or the
olive, as Dr. Smith told us last night.

MR. HOLDEN: Do they get these trees from seedlings?

DR. MORRIS: Yes, so far as I know. The nuts are called
Constantinople nuts.

A MEMBER: What kind is it that blooms in the fall?

DR. MORRIS: I don't know any but the witch hazel which blooms
in the fall; has a small yellow flower, but is not a true hazel. Catkins
form upon all hazels in the fall, but these do not really blossom until
springtime.

A MEMBER: I would like to ask if the Byzantine hazel is
attacked by blight as are the others?

DR. MORRIS: No; none of my trees have been attacked by blight
at all as yet.

W. C. REED: What method of budding do you find most successful?

DR. MORRIS: I have usually used the ring budding. It is not
very difficult.

PROFESSOR HEDRICK: Are there any East Asia hazels that thrive
in this country?

DR. MORRIS: There are specimens in the park here at Rochester
that you will see this afternoon.

PROFESSOR HEDRICK: Our experience with Asiatic hazels is very
satisfactory.

MR. MCGLENNON: A friend of mine here has some specimens that he
would like to present.

DR. SMITH: We will ask Mr. Vollertsen to describe the specimens
himself.

MR. VOLLERTSEN: They are from a private place of G. H. Perkins
on East Avenue. They have never failed a year since 1886. Unfortunately
we have no name for them, except that this one was always ca