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that the species is of most value for ornamental planting. In 

 most of the towns in Utah, fine specimens of this native Black 

 Willow may be found as dooryard or street trees. 



NUT TREES. 



Black Walnuts, English Walnuts, Butternuts, Pecans and 



Filberts, are the nut trees in the experiment under discussion.' 



Black Walnut. (Jnglans nigra L.) This species is too 



well known to 

 need an extend- 

 ed description. 

 The trees are 

 large, with 

 rough, brown 

 fragrant bark; 

 spreading bran- 

 ches; and long, 

 compound lea- 

 ves which have 

 lance - shaped 

 leaflets of a 

 warm, mellow 

 green color, an 

 aromatic odor 

 when crushed, 

 with saw-tooth- 

 ed margins, 

 and are very 

 pubescent un- 

 derneath. The 

 wood of the 

 walnut is our 

 most valuable 

 native wood for 

 cabinet work ; 

 it is of a rich 

 brown mahoga- 

 ny color, very 

 hard and strong 



The fruit is familiar to all and by all appreciated, the 

 fine flavor of the nuts being considered by many, superior 



. 7. A Black Walnut ten years from planting. 



