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Phillips further informs us, the produce of a single acre 

 planted with filberts, has sometimes been sold far fifty 

 pounds. And Loudon states that its returns are very 

 profitable. 



VARIETIES. 



1. *FRIZZLED FILBERT. Pom. Mag. One of the very 

 best. The fruit is produced in threes or fives, sometimes 

 more ; rather small, oblong, flattened, the shell moderately 

 thick, filled with the kernel, which is <f good flavor. Very 

 productive. The branches grow pendulous. 



COSFORD NUT. Pom. Mag, A large, oblong nut ; 

 shell thin ; kernel white, sweet, and of excellent quality. 

 Very productive. 



3. RED FILBERT. Loudon. Pom. Mag. Very fine 

 flavored, but not productive. 



4. COBNUT. Loudon. A large nut; shell thick, ker- 

 nel sweet. 



5. PEARSON'S PROLIFIC. Pom. Mag. A great bearer. 



6. *PROLIFIC DWARF. The shell is rather thick. 

 This variety bears most abundantly when only two feet 

 high. 



7. SPANISH, or BARCELONA. A large nut,, with a thin 

 shell. This is the sort we usually import. 



8. KNIGHT'S LARGE. Pom. Mag. Very fine. 



9. AMERICAN FILBERT, or HAZEL NUT. (C. Ameri- 

 cana.) This native variety is small, but sweet, and very pro- 

 ductive ; and by cultivation it may undoubtedly be wonder- 

 fully improved in size. 



CULTIVATION. By seeds is not the best mode of raising, 

 except to produce new varieties ; by layers is best, as this 

 preserves the kinds. A deep, dry, sandy loam, on a dry 

 subsoil, is the best ; according to the English writers, a well- 

 manured soil. In a rich, moist soil, they grow too luxuri- 

 antly to produce fruit. They require pruning and trimming, 

 to be kept low ; the leading shoots are every year to be 

 shortened two thirds or more. 



