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BUTTERNUT 



fruit before thirty-five years of age. Neither is it very pro- 

 lific when it does fruit. It has a tap-root and hence is diffi- 

 cult to transplant, and such trees as survive the operation 

 are short-lived. Propagation should be the same as for 

 Black Walnut in all respects, as it is closely allied to that 

 tree. It bears a delicious nut, and trees planted where cul- 

 tivation of the soil is difficult or unprofitable will amply 

 pay for the care and use of the ground, as many prefer 

 the nut to the Walnut. The tree is sometimes called " White 

 Walnut," which is an appropriate name, for it is a Walnut. 

 However beautiful its wood or however rich its fruit, it can 

 hardly be classed as a profitable timber tree owing to the 

 peculiarities noted. 



