NUTS. 447 



they are placed for a few days in lofts to sufficiently dry, 

 after vnricii they are packed in sound casks with a slight 

 sprinkling of salt throughout the filling. Salt is also used in 

 small quantities in storing the nuts that have been freed from 

 the husks, and H is claimed for this practice that freedom 

 from ravages Insects is secured and .that the nuts come out 

 fresher and brighter than by other methods. 



" Generally, the hazel is marketed for dessert purposes alone, 

 though a pleasant oil, resembling olive oil, is sometimes ex- 



PIG. 5 86. Lambert Filbert. 



pressed from it ; and in portions of Europe this nut, like the 

 chestnut, has been used in limited quantities for making 

 bread." 



VARIETIES. 



The named varieties are numerous, but the grower having 

 a half-dozen of the best can well afford to forego the planting 

 of others. Of the ten varieties named by Robert Hogg,* the 

 Cob and Lambert are the best known in reputation to Ameri- 

 cans. We follow his description of the best varieties known 

 to him : 



Bond Nut. Husk hairy, shorter than the nut ; nut of medium size, 

 ovate and oblong ; shell thin ; kernel large. This is an excellent 

 nut and the tree is a good bearer. 



" Fruit Manual," London, .875. 



