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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



reason it will be advisable to plant it cautiously. The above are 

 in their order of ripening. 



Here it may be remarked that Nectarines should not be 

 surfeited with either liquid or solid manure, natural or chemical. 

 What they most enjoy are rather weak applications, frequently 

 repeated ; the roots can then take up the plant-food supplied 

 with advantage to the trees and crop, and there is no waste of 

 fertilising matter. Potash, bone-meal, and superphosphate are 

 all beneficial, and are a welcome change from farmyard manures. 



Under Glass. — Nectarines under glass require to be treated 

 exactly as for Peaches, which see. 



Nuts. 



In the Open. — Both the Cob and the Filbert are of the 

 easiest possible culture, and will grow and fruit freely on heavy 

 or light, deep or shallow soil, with very little attention. They 

 are free in growth, and bear moderately good crops of Nuts 

 when planted in shrubberies, or on the margins of plantations 

 or woods of forest trees ; in fact, it would be difficult to 

 state on what soils and situations they would refuse to grow, 

 provided that they had fair drainage. Unsightly banks could 

 be planted with Nuts very profitably in many parts of the country 

 where squirrels are not numerous. Rats and mice are trouble- 

 some ; it is astonishing how many of the Nuts these animals will 

 not only spoil but carry to their nests : hence, if planting land 

 with Cobs or Filberts with a view to remuneration on the 

 outlay, steps should be taken to keep down the numbers of 

 such animal depredators. It must not be imagined that poor 

 soil is most suited to Nut culture ; for though they will pay 

 almost better than any other crop on poor land, yet they thoroughly 

 appreciate rich soil and generous treatment, as is proved -by the 

 great crops of fine Nuts borne under those conditions. However, 

 in many large and small gardens space is so valuable that it 

 is most economical to plant the Nuts in one corner or in some 

 other out-of-the-way place where no other trees would be useful ; 

 and there can be no question that this plan has much to 

 recommend it. 



Frequently the query is put. What is the difference between 

 a Filbert and a Cob Nut ? The answer is that a Filbert 

 is quite covered by the outer husk, while the Cob Nut is 

 not entirely covered, the husk, as a rule, only reaching 

 about three-fourths of the way over the Nut. Opinions differ 

 very much as to which — the Cob or the Filbert — is the better 

 to grow for crop and flavour. Probably the well-known Kentish 

 Cob is the heaviest bearer, and it succeeds admirably either as 

 a bush or standard tree, consequently it is a favourite market 

 variety. Cosford is another excellent free-bearing Cob ; so also 



