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hree or four inches with earth ; or trenches may be formed 

 of that depth sufficient to contain the branches, which should 

 be fastened down with hooked pegs, without cramping them : 

 such of the strong central branches as will not bend may be 

 enveloped in litter. They should be pruned before they are 

 laid down in November, and on being raised again in April, 

 they may be trained as before. Figs may be cultivated in pri- 

 vate gardens as easily as the vine. 



Those persons desirous of learning the names of different 

 kinds of figs, may consult the descriptive lists of nursery -men. 

 The fig-trees at Arundel are planted six or eight feet apart, 

 and from a single stem allowed to continue branching conical 

 heads, pruning chiefly irregular and redundant growths, and 

 cutting out decayed or injured wood. 



FILBERT AND HAZEL-NUT. 



NOISETIER AVELINIER. Corylus. 



The Filbert, in many varieties, and also the common Hazel- 

 nut, grow spontaneously in the woods of Britain, and some 

 few varieties are indigenous in this country. The kinds of 

 Filberts generally cultivated are the white, red, cob, clustered, 

 and frizzled. There are many varieties of each. As this shrub 

 is so easily cultivated, it is a matter of astonishment that the 

 nuts from this genus of plants are so scarce in our markets. In 

 different parts of England 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 suffered to remain. The spare ground is then 

 planted with Gooseberries, Currants, etc. The Red Filbert is 

 allowed to have a finer flavor than the White. The Cob-nut 



