432 THE FEUIT MANUAL. 



PRIMLEY. Husk, shorter than the nut, downy, coarsely fringed. 

 Nut, about medium size, oblong, pale, and prettily striated ; kernel, full 

 and of good flavour. 



Mr. Barren describes this under the name of Brindley. 



Princess Royal. See Duke of Edinburgh. 



PROLIFIC FILBERT. This is very much like the Frizzled 

 Filbert, the husk being long, but not quite so much cut as in that 

 variety, and the fruit is large and decidedly more preferable. 



PURPLE FILBERT (Purple-leaved). This differs from the Red 

 Filbert in having the leaves of a blood red colour, like those of the 

 Purple Beech. The fruit is similar and quite as good as that of the 

 Red Filbert. The husk is of a deep purple colour, and the skin of 

 the kernel is flesh-coloured and not of so dark a colour as in the Red 

 Filbert. It is therefore not only valuable as an ornamental shrub, but 

 also as a fruit tree. 



RED FILBERT (Aveline Rouge ; Franche Rouge ; Grosse Precoce 

 de Frauendorf ; Rouge d'Alger; Red-skinned Filbert). Husk, hairy, 

 nearly as long again as the nut, round the apex of which it is 

 contr acted, as in the case of the White Filbert, but it is more open at 

 the mouth than that is ; deeply cut and of brown-red colour even to 

 the base. Nut, medium size, oblong ; shell, thin reddish brown ; kernel, 

 full, covered with a red pellicle. 



An excellent nut, and the plant is an abundant bearer. 



Red-skinned Filbert. See Red Filbert. 

 Rouge d'Alger. See Red Filbert. 



STRIPED FRUITED (A Fruits Stries) . Husk, downy, longer than 

 nut ; deeply cut and spreading, thus exposing the nut when ripening. 

 Nut, small, long, and narrow, with a flat point ; irregular base, pointed, 

 lightly coloured ; shell, thin, hard. Grows in clusters of three to six. 

 Plant moderately robust ; grows late ; free fruit ; ripens early. A 

 very pretty nut, but too small. Hort. 



ST. GRISIER. Husk, downy, or having only short hairs ; a little 

 longer than the nut, which it presses closely ; sharply toothed. Nut, 

 medium size, short, roundish, with a broad base ; of a dark brown or 

 reddish colour ; shell, thick, but easily broken ; kernel, large, full, of 

 excellent flavour. Grows in clusters of three to six. Plant of slender 

 growth ; very prolific ; ripens early. 



This appears to be the same as the reddish-coloured Barcelona nuts 

 of commerce ; perhaps the finest flavoured of all nuts. Hort. 



THE SHAH. Husk, very much like that of the Frizzled Filbert, 

 longer than the nut, downy, deeply and coarsely cut, resembling mace. 

 Nut, large, roundish ovate ; shell, bright brown, striated with darker 

 brown, rather thick ; kernel, full and of good flavour. 



