^02 AMERICAN GARDENER. 



pagated from layers or from suckers, of which lai - 

 ter it sends forth great abundance. The layers are 

 treated like other layers (See Paragraph 276), 

 and they very soon become trees. The suckers 

 are also treated like other suckers. (See Para 

 graph 277); but layers are preferable, for the 

 reasons before stated. This tree cannot be pro- 

 pagated from seed to bear Filberds. The seed, 

 if sown, will produce trees ; but, those trees will 

 bear poor thick-shelled nuts, except it be by 

 mere accident. It is useful to know how to fire- 

 serve the fruit ; for it is very pleasant to have it, 

 all the winter long. Always let the filberds 

 hang on the tree till quite ripe, and that is as- 

 certained by their coming out of the husk without 

 any effort. They are then browi, and the butt 

 ends of them white. Lay them in the sun for a 

 day to dry ; then put them in a box, or jar, or 

 barrel, with very fine dry sand. Four times as 

 much sand as filberds, and put them in any dry 

 place. Here they will keep well till April or 

 May; and, perhaps, longer. This is better a 

 great deal than putting them, as they do in Eng- 

 land into jars, and the jars into a cellar; or if they do 

 not mcjuld in that situation, they lose much of their 

 sweetness in a few months. The burning sun is 

 apt to scorch up the leaves of the Filberd tree. 

 I would, therefore, plant a row of them as near 

 as possible to the South fence. Ten trees at eight 

 feet apart might be enough. The Filberd will 

 do very well under the shade of lofty trees, if those 

 trees do not stand too thick. And it is by no 

 means an ugly shrub, while the wood of it is, as 

 well as the nut wood, which is, in England, called 

 f*azte t and is a very good wpod. In the oak 



