. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 370.âRed Fig. Nut. Fig. 372.âCob Nut. of which is covered with a red membrane. It is a nut of the highest flavour, but it is a bad bearer. Again, we grow the Purple Filbert, the colour of the leaves of the trees being that of the leaves of the copper-coloured beech, or even darker. The tree itself is a great ornament, and the nuts produced are fairly good. This variety should only be grown for the ornamental foliage. The Cosford (fig. 37i) ha
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 370.âRed Fig. Nut. Fig. 372.âCob Nut. of which is covered with a red membrane. It is a nut of the highest flavour, but it is a bad bearer. Again, we grow the Purple Filbert, the colour of the leaves of the trees being that of the leaves of the copper-coloured beech, or even darker. The tree itself is a great ornament, and the nuts produced are fairly good. This variety should only be grown for the ornamental foliage. The Cosford (fig. 37i) has a very thin shell; it ripens early, and, to my mind, it is one of the most excellent of nuts; in fact, it is my favourite. The White Filbert is good, and the Atlas bears in immense clusters. The Kentish Cob (fig. 3/2) is large, with a full kernel. This nut is the most valuable for spring use, and with care will last more than a year. f,o. 3â._Nut, Male All nuts have blossoms (fig. 373), of which the male « â All the figures of nuts are drawn one-half of their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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