438 OUR WOODLAND TREES. 
the tiniest of roundish bodies into the rich, brown 
edible nut. 
Hazel wood, from its combined qualities of 
flexibility and toughness, is adapted for fishing- 
rods, hoops, and walking-sticks, as well as for 
manufacture into various articles, such as garden- 
seats and tables—under the general designation of 
‘rustic work.’ 
The soil best suited for the growth of this Tree is 
a rich reddish-brown chalky loam, which, though 
moist, must be well drained; for it will always be 
noticed by those who take their lessons in Tree cul- 
ture from Nature, that it is on the hill-side that our 
English Hazel grows in greatest profusion and 
luxuriance, with greatest wealth of coyly-hiding 
nut clusters,—adding, by the very prominence of 
their position and the persistence of their foliage, 
to the charms of their late autumnal colouring. 
