Grosse of Piedmont. — Fruit large and round; productive. (See 
Pig. 9.; 
liysance. — A very vigorous grower, with long, upright branobes and 
very thick foliage, splendidly adapted for thickets and bowers. Nut 
round, as large as Piedmont; skin of the kernel light yellow. 
Cluster. — Kemarkable variety on account of the nuts always growing 
in Qlusters of three to eight. 
Sicily. — Fruit large, round; first rate for market. 
The Avelines or Spanish Filberts, are extensively cultivated in Spain 
and the South of France, where they constitute an important branch of 
business. They are exceedingly sweet and well flavored; the shell is 
rather thin, and certainly more eaay to be crushed than the English 
sorts. Herewith we give a correct cut of the Aveline and Grosse of 
Piedmont, as raised on our grounds. Whenever growing in clusters 
of three to eight, the nuts are not so large as when growing single 
or in clusters of two. 
Almonds. 
Princess, or Ladies' Thin Shell. — This is the finest of all almonds. 
It is the very variety common in the shops of confectioners, where it is 
extensively used in the manufacturiog of certain cakes and candies; it 
is also the kind most esteemed at dessert. The shell is so thin that it 
can be crushea between the fingers. It ripens early in the season. 
The nut is more than one inch long ; the kernel fat, sweet and rich, 
■with a very thin skin. 
Lang:iiedoc or Soft Shell. — The shell of this variety is harder than 
that of the Princess; kernel fat and sweet. 
Hnrd-Shell. — The common kind, with a shell as hard as that of the 
Black Walnut. 
Cherries. 
Glliajne Marbree. — The earliest sort; very productive. Fruit medium 
large, round; skin dark red; flesh purplish red, tender, juicy, delicate 
flavor. Kipe first half of May; very small stone. 
Bi^arreau (Grosse de Mezel. — Fruit very large, oblong, hea' t-shape; 
skin dark red, very glossy, nice flavor, flesh firm ; ripe in June. 
Gilossy Black. — Hardy and very productive; medium large; ripe in 
June. 
Royale Hative or Mayduke. — Fruit roundish, growing in clusters; 
flesh reddish, tender and melting. A constant andjheavy bearer; early. 
Queen Hortense, or the Wonder of Holland. — Fruit very large, 
roundish, elongated; skin a bright lively red, samewhat marbled, flesh 
tender and juicy; ripe in July. 
