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there are Filbert orchards. In the Filbert grounds about 

 Maidstone, in Kent, it is a prevailing practice to cultivate 

 Hops, standard Apples, and Cherries, among the Filberts ; 

 when these come into a bearing state, the Hops are taken 

 up and transplanted elsewhere, and the fruit trees only suf- 

 fered to remain. The spare ground is then planted with 

 Gooseberries, Currants, &c. The Red Filbert is allowed to 

 have a finer flavour than the White. The Cob-nut is large, 

 with a thick shell, but the kernel is sweet and of consider- 

 able size. The Barcelona is a good large nut, with a thin 

 shell. The Cosford is very sweet, kernels well, and the tiee 

 is a great bearer. The Bond JVut, and the Lambert Nut are 

 of large size, roundish shape, and very prolific bearers. The 

 Frizzled Filbert is highly esteemed. It is beautiful when in 

 the husk, and its flavour is very similar to that of the White 

 Filbert ; the shell of which is also thin, and its kernel sweet 

 and fine. 



All the different kinds may be grown as dwarf standards ; 

 or they will bear very well if planted in clumps : but as 

 they produce an abundance of suckers, these should be 

 parted off frequently, and planted in a nursery bed for 

 stocks ; as the bearing plants will cease to produce fruit in 

 any quantity, if the suckers are allowed to form a thick 

 bush. They may be propagated by seed, by suckers, by 

 layers, or by grafting in the spring upon seedling or sucker 

 stocks. 



The Filbert bears principally upon the sides of the upper 

 young branches, and upon small shoots which proceed from 

 the bases of side branches cut off the preceding year. The 

 leading shoot is every year to be shortened, and every shoot 

 that is left to produce fruit should be clipped ; which pre- 

 vents the tree from being exhausted in making wood at the 

 end of the branch. Such branches as may have borne fruit, 

 must be cut out every year, in order to promote the growth 

 of a supply of young fruit-bearing branches. 



