48 THE PRACTICAL PLANTER. 



in standing water, it will grow, and even 

 thrive, in almost any soil or situation. It is 

 a beautiful tree, of great magnitude, and is 

 more patient of furious winds than any other. 

 It never shows a weather side, and conse- 

 quently ought to take preference of all 

 others, as a nurse-plant, in the most exposed 

 situations. No tree, except the Elder, is 

 equally patient of the sea breeze. Its timber 

 is used by the turner, the mill-wright and the 

 cabinet-maker, 



THE WALNUT 



Delights in a deep loam of a middling 

 texture, and not too rich ; but will thrive in 

 many different soils, excepting hard clays, 

 where it soon gets stinted. It also dislikes 

 much moisture, and a wet bottom. There 

 are many kinds of this tree, and they all 

 nearly affect the same soil. 



Every cabinet-maker knows the use and 

 value of this wood, which for chairs, tables, 

 bureaus, bedsteads, &c. is much in repute, 

 As an ornamental tree, it is much admired, 

 and for the fragrance of its foliage. 



