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seldom used as an ornamental tree alone. When, planted with 

 other trees, it gives interest by contrast to the whole. The wood 

 is very durable, and may be advantageously employed for posts, 

 rails, sills, shingles, and other things that are to be exposed to 

 the weather. 



The figure represents a 

 leaf and the fruit, both re- 

 duced to one-fourth the na- 

 tural size. 



26. Juglans nigra, of Lin- 

 nam. — Black Walnut. 



This very common, well 

 known, and valuable tree 

 abounds in the eastern parts 

 of Wisconsin, or in those 

 portions of the State that 

 are "heavily timbered." 

 Large numbers are annu- 

 all}^ eut into logs, and used 

 for cabin ^'t- work, and for 

 the inside work of houses. 

 Like the Butternut, the 

 wood of this tree is dura- 



Oble, and may be used for 

 posts, rails, etc. Fence 

 posts are known to have 

 retained their strength for 

 twenty-five years. The 

 WHITE WALNUT. nuts are usually deemed 



inferior in delicacy of taste to the Butternut. 



As an object of beauty for the adornment of our houses, pub- 

 lic grounds, streets, etc., this tree cannot be too highly esteemed. 

 On this point no one is better authority than the late lamented 

 Downing, who says : " When fall grown, it is scarcely inferior 

 in the boldness of its ramifications, or the amplitude of its head 

 to the Oak or the Chestnut ; and what it lacks in spirited out- 



