i8 GARDENING 



female blossoms with few or no male catkins,' and 

 then there will be no crop unless means are taken 

 to bring the male farina within their reach. 



Catkins must be sought about the period when 

 the male dust is just beginning to burst, and then 

 branches of them may be tied here and there 

 amongst the bushes most needing them. 



Nuts should be thoroughly ripe before they are 

 gathered and well dried before storing. They 

 should be put into heaps for a week to sweat, and 

 then exposed to the sun and air for another week, 

 when they can be packed in jars in a cool, dry 

 cellar with the husks on and covered down tightly 

 to keep out damp. 



The flavour of red and white filberts is best. 

 Kentish Cobs, Pearson's Prolific, Cosford, and the 

 Merveille de Bolwyller are the best varieties to 

 grow. 



RECIPE 



Filbert Custard (American) 



Shell half a pint of filberts, and boil them in boiling 

 water for a few minutes, so that their skins can be rubbed 

 off with a cloth. Then pound them in a mortar with just a 

 little rosewater. When the nuts are a smooth paste put 

 them into a jug with four yolks of eggs, a pint of milk, and 

 about two ounces of powdered sugar ; put the jug into a 

 saucepan with water, and stir over fire till the water in 

 saucepan boils. Let the custard thicken, add a teaspoonful 

 of madeira, and let get cold ; then serve. 



GOOSEBERRIES 



Gooseberry bushes succeed almost anywhere. 

 The bushes should be planted in lines six feet apart. 



