428 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



BOND. Husk, downy, about one-third longer than the nut ; very 

 deeply toothed, the segments being very long and narrow. Nut, exposed, 

 medium sized, ovate, light coloured, downy ; shell, soft, and may be 

 pierced with the thumb-nail ; kernel, small. Grows in clusters of four 

 to six ; does not keep well. Plant of slender growth ; mid-season ; 

 prolific. Hort. 



BURCHARDT'S. Husk, downy, a little longer than the nut, 

 deeply toothed, dark coloured. Nut, medium sized, very broad, the 

 breadth exceeding the height, angular, or nearly square, with a broad 

 flat base, light coloured ; shell, thick ; kernel, very large, full, of excel- 

 lent flavour. Plant of moderate growth ; late growing ; fruit ripens 

 early. Hort. 



BURN'S (A Grappes Precoce). Husk, large, very downy, about the 

 same length as the nut ; very deeply toothed and partly reflexed. Nut, 

 small, long, narrow, and gradually flattened towards the apex like a 

 wedge ; shell, downy, pale grey, thin. Grows in clusters of from six 

 to eight. Plant of slender growth ; prolific ; early. Hort. 



Cape Nut. See Frizzled Nut. 



CANNON BALL Husk, finely downy, only about half the length 

 of the nut, from which it soon parts, after being gathered; fringed. Nut, 

 medium sized, nine-tenths of an inch wide, and eight-tenths high, 

 round and depressed ; shell, pale brown, not much striated, thin, and 

 easily broken ; kernel, plump and full, with an excellent flavour. 



Raised by the late Mr. Richard Webb, of Calcot, Reading. 



CLUSTER (A Grappes). Husk, hairy, about the same length as the 

 nut, in two parts, which spread out from the nut as it approaches ripe- 

 ness ; finely and deeply cut. Nut, quite exposed, small, long, flattened, 

 spoon-shaped, light coloured ; shell, thick and hard ; kernel, full. 

 Grows in clusters of from five to eight ; strong flavour ; ripens late. 

 Hort. 



Corylus algeriensis. See Atlas. 

 Corylus laciniatus. See Frizzled Hazel. 



COSFORD (Improved Cosford; Miss Young's; Thin- shelled). 

 Husk, hairy, as long as the nut and deeply cut. Nut, large, ovate, 

 inclining to oblong ; shell, light brown, finely striated with darker brown, 

 very thin, so much so as to be easily broken between the thumb and 

 finger ; kernel, large and well- flavoured. 



An excellent nut, and the tree is a great bearer. 



DAVIANA (Duchess of Edinburgh). Husk, nearly smooth or 

 slightly downy, as long or a little longer than the nut and deeply cut. 



