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the point. Husks of medium length. Shell light brown, rather thick. 

 Kernel large and sweet. Ripens at mid-season. Plant hardy and very 

 prolific. 



Norwich Prolific. A serviceable variety belonging to the Cob section. 

 Nut large, roundish. Shell pale brown, thin. Kernel plump and of 

 good quality. Plant strong, hardy and very prolific. 



Nottingham Prolific (Dwarf Prolific, Pearson's Prolific). A hardy 

 useful variety belonging to the Cob section. Nuts medium sized, short, 

 and thick. Shells rather thick. Kernel full and sweet. Plant vigorous, 

 very prolific, and bears freely when young. Ripens medium early. 



Purple Filbert (Purple-leaved}. An old and favourite variety remark- 

 able for its reddish-purple foliage. Nut rather small, ovate. Shells 

 thick and hard. Kernel full, covered with a thin purple skin, and highly 

 flavoured. Plant fairly vigorous and bears freely. This variety may be 

 planted with advantage in shrubberies, as its fine dark foliage is very 

 effective. 



Red Filbert (Red Hazel}. An old and popular variety, from which 

 the Purple Filbert has originated. Nuts ovate, rather small. Shells 

 hard and thick. Kernel full, covered with a thin red skin, and very 

 sweet. Plant moderately strong, but an abundant bearer. 



Webb's Prize Filbert. This is an excellent and comparatively new 

 variety, raised by Mr. Webb, of Berkshire, England, who devoted many 

 years to the special cultivation of nuts. Nuts large and long. Shell 

 thin. Kernel full, covered with a white skin, and well flavoured. Plant 

 vigorous and prolific. 



White Filbert (Wrntham P<trk). This is an old and well-known 

 variety, similar in growth and other respects to the Rtd Filbert. Nuts 

 ovate, rather small. Shell thick and hard. Kernel full, covered with 

 thin white skin, and very sweet. Plant moderately strong, and bears 

 freely. 



HERBERT VALE CHERRY. 



The fruit known under this name is the product of an evergreen small 

 tree or shrub known botanically as Antidesma Dallachyanum, belonging 

 to the order Stilaginacese. It is indigenous to the Rockingham Bay and 

 other northern coast districts of Queensland. The fruit is light-coloured, 

 the size of large Cherries, and is produced in racemes or bunches. It has 

 a sharp piquant flavour, somewhat similar to the Keel Currant, and makes 

 a very good preserve. This may be fairly regarded as one of the best of 

 our native Australian fruits. The Herbert Vale Cherry will only thrive 

 in the warmer portions of Australia, and requires a rich soil and shelter. 

 Several other species of AntMesma from India and Africa yield edible 

 fruits, and may be utilized in warm regions. Propagation is effected by 

 seeds, which should be covered an inch and a-half deep, or layers put 

 down in the autumn or spring. Ripened cuttings of the last season's 

 wood with their leaves on will strike in sand under shelter. 



