REPORT ON FILBERTS GROWN AT CHISWICK. 
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coloured ; shell thin; kernel large, full. Grows in small clusters J 
moderate grower ; ripe mid-season. 
Spanish Nut. 
See Lambert's. 
St. Grisier. 
Husk downy, or having only short hairs ; a little longer than 
the nut, which it presses closely ; sharply toothed. Hut of medium 
size, short, roundish, with a broad base; of a dark brown or reddish 
colour ; shell thick, but easily broken*; kernel large, full, of excel¬ 
lent flavour. Grows in clusters of three to six. Plant of slender 
growth ; very prolific ; ripens early. 
This appears to be the same as the reddish coloured Barcelona 
nut of commerce ; perhaps the finest flavoured of all nuts. 
Weismann's Zellerenus. 
This is very similar to Merveille de BolwiUer , but larger. 
White Filbert. 
Synonyms.— Knight’s Small; Barcelone Blanc; Grosse ronde 
de Piedmont. 
Husk hairy, light coloured ; nearly twice the length of the nut, 
round the apex of which it is contracted, thereby enclosing it. It 
frequently bursts a little on one side, whereby the nut is exposed. 
Hut long, small, remaining in the husk, pointed at both ends ; 
shell thin, very firm; kernel large fullj of fine quality. Grows 
in clusters of from five to eight. Plant of slender growth ; a 
very heavy and certain cropper ; fruit ripens mid-season, 
Avery excellent and useful variety. 
List of Select Huts for general Cultivation. 
Atlas; Merveille de BolwiUer j 
Cosford ; Siegel's Zellernuss ; 
Lambert's ; White Filbert. 
