FILBERTS AND HAZELNUTS. 



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FRIZZLED. Pk. cat. Pom. mag. 

 Frizzled nut. 



The following description is extracted from the Pomological 

 Magazine : 



" Of all the nut tribe^ this is among those most deserv- 

 ing cultivation, whether we consider its hardiness, beauty 

 when in the husk, or abundant produce. In flavour it is not 

 materially different from the White filbert. It originated in a 

 garden at Hoveton, near Norwich, where it is well known for 

 its annual crops, when all the bushes near it are almost desti- 

 tute of fruit. It has been, within a few years, extensively 

 disseminated, and is now far from uncommon. Its name is 

 derived from the singular appearance of the husk or involu- 

 crum. The branches are spreading ; the clusters of fruit 

 usually in threes or fives, sometimes more ; the involucrum 

 much and deeply divided, spreading open at the mouth, large, 

 extending twice the length of the nut; the nut rather small, 

 oblong, and flattened ; shell of moderate thickness, filled with 

 the kernel, which is of good flavour ; ripens rather late." 



COSFORD NUT, Pom. Mag. Lond. iiort. cat. 



In regard to this variety the Pomological Manual makes 

 the following remarks : 



"It highly deserves cultivation, being a great bearer, and 

 having a remarkably thin shell, both of which qualities entitle 

 it to attention. The tree grows vigorously, and the branches 

 upright; the involucrum is nearly the length of the nut, 

 slightly hispid at the base. When the nut is ripe, which hap- 

 pens early, the involucrum expands, but is not reflexed ; its 

 segments are deeply divided. The nut is large, oblong, 

 cylindrical at the base, rather broader and slightly compressed 

 towards the apex, with stripes of dark and light brown, of 

 which the former are the narrower ; the shell thin, and break- 

 ing easily ; kernel white, filling the shell, sweet, and of excel- 

 lent flavour. 



