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Nuthatch also may cause slight loss; but these are in no way serious, 

 and must be looked upon as the slight tribute we pay to Nature for 

 her largesse. 



Literature. 



There cannot be said to be much literature on this subject beyond 

 the great Monograph of Goeschke. Pomologists have not treated 

 in any detail the culture or varieties of Nuts. The following list 

 gives a few of the more important articles and books on the subject. 



" Deutsches Obstkabinet." Ahrenthal, Jena, 1855. — Contains 

 four good coloured plates and descriptions. 



Goeschke. " Die Haselnuss." Berlin, 1887. — The most im- 

 portant work on the subject. Contains full detailed descriptions 

 and seventy-six plain plates showing leaf, catkin, nut, &c, in natural 

 size. A very careful and exhaustive piece of work. 



Dochnahl. " Der Sichere Fiihrer in der Obstkunde," vol. iv- 

 i860. — Short descriptions and synonyms only. 



A. S. Fuller. " The Nut Culturist." New York, 1912. — 

 Contains a chapter on Filberts and special reference to Filbert Blight. 



A SELECTION OF THE BEST VARIETIES. 



BERGERI. 



Syn. * La Bergeri.' 

 " Les Meilleurs Fruits," p. 256. 



Catkins very long, inches, rather narrow ; anthers pale yellow, no brown 

 tinge ; open early. Flowers open much after catkins. General effect of 

 catkin a clear green yellow ; very pretty. 



Growth vigorous, short jointed, downy, with many glandular hairs. 



Leaf rather rugose, tip down curved ; young leaf only very faintly red. 



Husk thickly set with short hairs ; much frizzled and cut at end, the lobes 

 often being over £ inch. 



Nut large, square-shouldered, tapering to point. Flavour good. Mid-season. 



A very fine fruit deserving to be more widely cultivated. 



Origin. — Introduced by Jacob Mackoy of Liege about 1860-70, as ' La 

 Bergeri.' 



COSFORD. 



Syn. 1 Miss Young's Thin Shelled.' 

 Lindley's " Pomona Britannica," vol. ii. p. 55. 



Catkins thin and fairly long, i\ inches ; bright yellow before anthers open ; 

 scales faint dark purple. Females out later than catkins. Prolific catkin- 

 producer. 



Shoots fairly strong, densely covered with glandular hairs. 

 Leaf very rugose, round, pale yellow green, waved and often twisted ; young 

 tips pinkish red. 



Nut oval, smooth ; husk rather small, not covering, a little hairy at base ; 

 shell very thin. Flavour very sweet and good. 



Origin. — Introduced to notice in 1816. As it came from Ipswich it is probable 

 that it is named after the " hundred " of Cosford in Suffolk. 



DUKE OF EDINBURGH. 



" Journal of Horticulture," 1883, p. 466. 



Catkins 3 inches long, moderately thick ; anthers light yellow ; scales dull 

 brown, sharply pointed. Catkins very plentiful. Females a little later. Flowers 

 and catkins expand later than most. 



Growth strong, straight, covered glandular hairs and slight down ; young 

 tips faintly red ■ leaf rather long, held flat, rather pale green. 



