74 NUT CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. 



COSFORD (Miss Young's). Thin shelled; husk hairy, long as the nut and deeply 

 cut; nut large, oblong; shell of a light-brown color, very thin, so much so as to be 

 easily broken between the finger and thumb; kernel large and^ well flavored. An 

 excellent early nut, and the tree an abundant bearer. 



DOWNTON SQUARE. Husk smooth, shorter than the nut ; nut large, short, four- 

 sided ; shell thick ; kernel full and well flavored. 



FRIZZLED FILBERT (Frizzled nut, Cape nut). Husk hairy, twice as long as the 

 nut; deeply frizzled and spreading open at the mouth; nut small, oblong, and flat- 

 tened; shell thick; kernel full. This is a rather late variety. The tree is an 

 excellent bearer. The nuts are produced in clusters. 



LAMBERT FILBERT (Kentish Cob, Filbert Cob). Husk nearly smooth, longer 

 than the nut, and very slightly cut around the margin; nut large, oblong, and 

 somewhat compressed; shell rather thick, of a brown color; kernel full and very rich 

 flavor. This is, perhaps, the best of all filberts. The tree is a most abundant bearer. 

 Some of the nuts are upward of an inch in length, and they have, with care, been 

 kept for four years. It is only after being kept for some time that their full richness 

 of flavor is obtained. Mr. Hogg says this nut was first brought to the notice of the 

 Horticultural Society by A. B. Lambert about the year 1812. It is improperly called 

 Kentish Gob. The true Cobs are roundish, thick-shelled nuts. 



PEARSON PROLIFIC (Dwarf Prolific, Nottingham Prolific). Husk hairy, shorter 

 than the nut; nut medium in size, smaller than the Cob, obtusely ovate; shell rather 

 thick; kernel full. A very excellent variety. Trees are most abundant bearers, 

 sometimes laden with fruit when not more than '2% feet high. 



PURPLE 'FILBERT (Purple leaved). This differs from the red filbert in having 

 the leaves of a dark, blood-red color like those of the purple beech. The fruit is 

 similar to and quite as good as that of the Eed Filbert, and is of a deep purple 

 color. 



EED FILBERT (Red Hazel). Husk hairy, longer than the nut; nut of medium 

 size, ovate; shell thick; kernel full, covered with a red skin. 



WHITE FILBERT (Wrotham Park). Husk hairy, longer than the nut, around 

 the apex of which it is contracted; nut medium sized, ovate; shell thick; kernel full, 

 covered with a white skin. 



AMERICAN HAZELS (Corylus Americana L. ; Corylus rostrata Michx. ; Corylua Californica Rose.). 



The first two species, though widely distributed and showing considerable varia- 

 tion in size and quality of fruit, seem never to have attracted the favorable atten- 

 tion of our cultivators. They form a persistent, shrubby growth in pastures and fields 

 in many sections, and because of their suckering habit often become a nuisance to 

 farmers and stockmen. It is interesting to note that many superior types have been 

 noticed, and both species seem worthy of more attention than they have received. 

 These species are often together, and in general their area of -distribution coincides, 

 though G. rostrata extends farther north and west in the New England States and 

 Mississippi Valley, and it is also found on the Pacific Slope in California, Oregon, and 

 Washington, where it attains a larger growth than elsewhere. The most marked 

 distinction between them is in the form of the involucre surrounding the nuts. In 

 G. Americana this is composed of two broad, short bracts, which at maturity open so 

 as to disclose the nuts. (PI. 13, figs. 8, 9.) The involucre of C. rostrata is tubular, 

 closely surrounding the nut and prolonged beyond it into a bristly beak. (PI. 13, 

 fig. 17.) The quality of the nuts of G. rostrata is inferior to that of C. Americana. 



Of Corylus Californica Rose, 1 we have received interesting specimens from both 

 Washington and Oregon. It is found in the lower mountains and foothills from middle 

 California, through Oregon and Washington, to British Columbia. The nuts are single 



1 Garden and ifcrest, Vol. VIII, page 263. 



