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NUTS AND FILBERTS. 



SYNOPSIS OF NUTS. 



I. NUTS. The husk shorter than, or as long as, the Nut. 



Bond Downton Square 



Cob Pearson's Prolific 



Cosford 



II. FILBERTS. Husk longer than the Nut 



Frizzled Red 



Lambert White 



Purple 



BOND NUT. Husk hairy, shorter than the nut. Nut 

 of medium size, ovate and oblong. Shell thin. Kernel 

 large. 



This is an excellent nut, and the tree is a good bearer. 



Cape Nut, See Frizzled Filbert. 



COB (Round Cob). Husk hairy, shorter than the nut, 

 and much frizzled. Nut large, obtusely ovate. Shell of 

 a light brown colour, rather thick. Kernel large. 



A good nut for early use, but does not keep well. 



COSFOED (Miss Young's; Thin-shelled). Husk hairy, 

 as long as the nut, and deeply cut. Nut large, oblong. 

 Shell of a light brown colour, very thin, so much so as to 

 he easily broken between the finger and thumb. Kernel 

 large, and well flavoured. 



An excellent early nut, and the tree is an abundant 

 bearer. 



DOWNTON SQUARE. Husk smooth, shorter* than tho 

 nut. Nut large, short, four-sided. Shell thick. Kernel 

 full, and well flavoured. 



Dwarf Prolific. See Pearsons Prolific. 

 Filbert Cob. See Lambert Filbert. 



FEIZZLED FILBEST (Frizzled Nut; Cape Nut). Husk 

 hairy, twice as lon& as the nut, deeply frizzled, and spread- 



