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out. No. 8. Eugenie. One of Mr. Webb's seedlings. The husk is 

 rather smooth and about covers the nut, which is of medium size, 

 with a rather soft shell, and good flavoured kernel. No. 9. The 

 Makquis of Lokxe. The husk fully covers the nut, with an inclina- 

 tion to open ; shell light brown, medium thickness ; kernel full and 

 very rich flavoured, and an abundant bearer. Xo. lU. Princess 

 EoYAL. This is a new filbert, one of Mr. Webb's raising. The husk 

 projects beyond the nut, is long and pointed ; shell a rich brown 

 colour and rather soft; kernel full and sweet. No. 11. Garibaldi. 

 A fine, long, handsome nut, one of Mr. Webb's seedlings. The husk 

 large and imbricated ; shell light brown and moderately soft ; the 

 kernel full and very sweet. A good bearer and one of the best 

 varieties grown ; at present very scarce. No. 12. Kentish Cob. 

 This is perhaps one of the best of nuts. The tree is a most abundant 

 bearer. It is an excellent keeper, and its full rich flavour is increased 

 thereby. The husk, nearly smooth, is longer than the nut, and slightly 

 cut round the margin. The nut is large, being sometimes upwards of 

 an inch in length, oblong and somewhat compressed. The shell thick, 

 of a brown colour ; the kernel full and very richly flavoured. No. 

 13. The Duke of Edinburgh. A very large heavy nut, with large 

 and imbricated husk, projecting beyond the nut ; kernel full and 

 sweet. A splendid nut. No. 14. The Duchess of Edinburgh. 

 Very similar to No. 13. No. 15. The Shah. Husk small ; shell 

 light brown and very hard, indeed one of the very hardest ; kernel 

 full, rich, and sweet. No. 16. Cannon Ball. A seedling round and 

 large ; a very marked variety, first class quality ; excellent bearer, 

 very scarce.' 



[Mr. Cooper has courteously sent us some specimens of his Cob 

 Filberts, and it is our opinion that they are certainly very fine trees, 

 healthy, well-rooted, and with splendid branches. We confess that 

 we have read through the description of his system with unusual 

 interest, and we commend the experiment of Filbert planting to all 

 who may be enticed by the preceding narrative to launch into what 

 is clearly a most remunerative undertaking.] 



