322 THE PBUIT MANUAL. 



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 (7o6).— 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).— ^B-Usk, hairy, as long as 

 the nut, and deeply out. Nut, large, oblong. Shell, of a light brown 

 colour, very thin, so much so as to be easily broken between the 

 finger and thumb. Kernel, large, and well flavoured. 



An excellent early nut, and the tree is an abundant bearer. 



DOWNTON SQUAKE.— Husk, smooth, shorter than the nut. 

 Nut, large, short, four-sided. Shell, thick. Kernel, full, and well 

 flavoured. 



Dwarf Prolific. See Pearson's Prolific. 



Filbert Cob. See Lambert Filbert. 



FKIZZLED FILBEET {FrizzUdNut; Cape A^wi).— Husk, hairy, 

 twice as long as the nut, deeply frizzled, and spreading open at the 

 mouth. Nut, small, oblong, and flattened. Shell, thick. Kernel, 

 full. 



This is rather a late variety. The tree is an excellent bearer, and 

 the nuts are produced in clusters. 



Kentish Cob. See Lambert's Filbert. 



LAMBEET'S FILBEET {Kentish Cob ; Filbert Cob).— Enak, nearly 

 smooth, longer than the nut, and very slightly cut round the margin. 

 Nut, large, oblong, and somewhat compressed. Shell, pretty thick, 

 of a brown colour. Kernel, fuU, and very richly flavoured. 



This is, perhaps, the best of all the nuts. The tree is a most 

 abundant bearer ; some of the nuts are upwards 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 flavour is ob- 

 tained. 



I am not aware whether this was raised or only introduced by Mr. Aylmer 

 Bourke Lambert, of Boynton, Wiltshire ; but it is through him that it first was 

 brought to the notice of the Horticultural Society about the year 1812. It is 

 improperly called Kentish Cob, for the true cobs are roundish, thick-shelled nuts, 

 and it is not many years since it was grown in the orchards of that county, the only 

 varieties previously cultivated being the Red and White Filberts. As an evidence 

 that it is of comparatively recent introduction, it is not mentioned by Forsyth or 

 Rogers, nor had a description of it been published bel'ore it appeared in this work. 



Miss Young's. See Cosford. 



