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PROLIFIC FILBERT. 



Catkin rather thick, i\ inches long, scale very faint claret red, hardly notice- 

 able when fully out, as it fades to a dirty white. Females out with catkins. 



Growth, summer shoots slender, long, densely covered with glandular hairs 

 without down. 



Leaf well apart, held nearly flat ; in young state claret red. 

 Nut small, long and pointed, in bunches often up to six and eight, the 

 earliest to ripen. 



Husk very much cut and twisted. 



This is not the ' Frizzled Filbert ' of Lindley, and its origin is not yet 

 ascertained. 



RED FILBERT. 



French ' Aveline Rouge,' ' Franche Rouge.' Syn. ' Red-Skinned Filbert.' 



Catkins rather long, moderately stout ; anthers pale claret red ; scale dull 

 brown, not pointed. Catkins latest of all. Flowers out before catkins. Very 

 few catkins. 



Growth very distinct, long slender shoots, downy, very rare glandular hairs ; 

 young tips dark red brown. 



Leaf very dark green, surface flat, edge a little undulated. 



Nut resembles the ' White Filbert ' in all respects save the bright skin with 

 which it is covered, and the darker foliage. 



Origin. — Of great antiquity, known to Bauhin in 1623. 



webb's prize. 



Catkins inches, rather thick, dirty yellow as ' Kent Filbert ' ; flowers a 

 little after catkins ; scale nearly yellow with slight dirty brown. 



Shoots strong, a little geniculate, downy and with many glandular hairs. 

 Leaf held flat, not very rugose. 



Nut long, large, very closely resembling ' Kent Cob,' perhaps better in flavour. 

 Raised by Thos. Webb of Calcott, Reading. 



WHITE FILBERT. 



French ' Aveline Blanche Longue.' 



Catkins 3^ inches, moderately thick, rather open, i.e. scales far apart ; scales 

 dull green giving a dirty appearance. Females out often before catkins. 



Growth strong, slender shoots, densely covered glandular hairs. 



Leaf pale green, round tip down curved, margin a little waved, young leaves 

 slightly brown red. Compact grower. 



Husk quite covering nut and much drawn in at the tip, covered with glandular 

 hairs. Nut rather small, long narrow ; flavour excellent. Fertility rather 

 irregular, due perhaps to lack of pollen ; as a remedy interplant with ' Bergeri.' 



In many seasons the females expand before the catkins ; for this reason the 

 early-flowering ' Bergeri ' is recommended. 



Origin. — This is one of the oldest of Filberts which has been grown for several 

 centuries. It is known in France as ' Aveline Blanche Longue,' and to botanists 

 as Corylus tubalosa alba. 



