. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. their fruits are as long as or CORYLUS The nuts should not be gathered until ripe, a condition indicated by the browning of the edges of the husk. If left until fully ripe, many of the nuts will rattle out and be lost
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. their fruits are as long as or CORYLUS The nuts should not be gathered until ripe, a condition indicated by the browning of the edges of the husk. If left until fully ripe, many of the nuts will rattle out and be lost. The highest prices are obtained for frcslily gathered nuts in the husks. To prevent husks from molding, they should be well dried or slightly sulphund. Hazelnuts may he held for considerable periods iu ti^bt receptacles, ascasksor jars, by sprinkling salt over them and storing them in a cool, dry place, or in a refriger- ated compartment. Few insects trouble the European Hazelnuts in America, the nut weevil of Europe, BalaninuR niicuni, not having yet been naturalized. B. nasicus sometimes does considerablp ininrv tn tho native i^perips. Nuts and FillHTt- are tmns ! ; r^\n- cially in Enu' u. .Irsi-natc .â .â rtain forms of ;, ]r,>ii 'y' Xut lar^e, oblong, somewhat com- pressed; shell I, il . ; â !: ' krinil plump and of I'ich flavor; an excellent kii]>i i ! I i i i.â-iiiMut]!, longer than nut and but slightly cut ill map jm I III- pn"liii'tive. Considered the best variety grown lu Kiit;l;uiil, ulitrti it has been known since 1812. Purple-leaved. Nut large and of excellent quality; in a husk longer than the fruit. Planted for ornament, and productive of good nuts under proper treatment. The leaves and hiisks are of a deep purple"color, which is retained until frost. The stami- nate catkins are tender and often injured by frosts in winter, but when supplied with pollen from some more hardy vari
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