CHAP. III. /I '(iLANDA X CEJK. Jl'\iLANS. 14-3.5 



timber trees; but chiefly, because we think the tree well adapted for cultiva- 

 tion in Australia. 



Statistics. Jiiglans regia in the Environs of London. At Ham House, Essex, it is 72ft. high, 

 diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 3 in., and of the head 68ft. ; at Chiswick, it is 65ft. high ; and in various 

 gardens about Isleworth and Twickenham, from 60 ft. to 80ft. 



Jiiglans regia South of London. In Devonshire, at Killerton, it is 55 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 

 nd of the head 96ft. ; at Cothelstone, it is 64ft. high, diameter of the trunk 6Jft, and of the 

 head 97ft. In Dorsetshire, at Melbury Park, 200 years old, it is 66ft. high, diameter of the trunk 

 3 ft., and of the head 58 ft. In Hampshire, at Testwood, 70 years old, it is 40 ft. high, diameter of the 

 top 3 ft, and of the head 59 ft. In Kent, at Cobham Hall, is a walnut tree with a fine spreading head 

 and immensely large limbs, the diameter of the trunk 5ft., and of the head 90ft. In Somersetshire, 

 at Nettlecombe, 40 years planted, it is 38ft. high ; at Brockley Hall, two trees, 70ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk of one 5ft. and of the other 4ft. 7 in. In Sussex, at Cowdray, diameter of the trunk 

 5 ft., and of the head 40 ft. In Wiltshire, at Wardonr Castle, 100 years old, it is 60 ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 4ft. 8 in., and of the head 49ft. ; at Longford Castle, it is 60ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk Sift., and of the head 75ft 



Jiiglans regia North of London. In Bedfordshire, at Wobnrn Abbey, it is 40ft. high, the 

 diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 80 ft. ; at Ampthill, in Gibbs's Nursery, on deep sandy soil, 

 it is "Oft. high, diameter of the head 60ft. In Buckinghamshire, at Temple House, 40 years old, 

 it is 30ft. high. ;ln Cheshire, at Kinmel Park, it is 45ft. high, diameter of ihc trunk 3 ft., and of 

 the head 35 ft. In Denbighshire, at Llanbede Hall, 50 years planted, it is 55 It. high. In Gloucester- 

 shire, at Doddington, it is 50 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2ft. 4 in., and of the head 59 ft. In 

 Hertfordshire, at Cheshunt, 6 years planted, it is 18| ft. high. In Leicestershire, at Donnington, 100 

 years old, it is 65ft. high. In Oxfordshire, in the stable-yard of the president of St. John's College, 

 Oxford, it is 50 ft. high, diameter of the trunk, at 1ft. from the ground, and also at 10ft. or 12ft, in 

 height, 4 ft. 4 in., and the diameter of the head 90 ft. In'Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole Court, 55 years 

 planted, it is 40 ft. high. In Radnorshire, at Maeslaugh Castle, it is 60ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk 2ft. 8 in., and of the head 71 ft. In Rutlandshire, at Belvoir Castle, 4 years planted, it is 

 20ft high. In Suffolk, at Finborough Hall, 100 years old, it is 90 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 

 4ft. 10 in., and of the head 70ft. In Worcestershire, at Hadzor House, 17 years planted, it is 32 ft. high. 

 In Yorkshire, at Hackness, 40 years old, it is 35ft. high. 



Jiiglans rigia in the Environs of Edinburgh. At Hopctoun House, it is 40ft. high, diameter of 

 the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 42 ft. 



Jiiglans regia South of Edinburgh. In Ayrshire, at Rozelle, it is 38 ft. high ; at Fullerton, it is 67 ft. 

 high, diameter of the trunk 4ft, and of the head 78ft. In Berwickshire, at the Hirsel, 10 years 

 planted, it is 18 ft. high. In Kirkcudbrightshire, at St. Mary's Isle, it is 48 ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk 2| ft, and of the head 36 ft. In Haddingtonshire, at Tynningham, it is 46ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 2ft. 3in., and of the top 33ft. In Renfrewshire, at Bothwell Castle, it is 57ft. high, 

 diameter of the trunk 4 ft,, and of the head 90 ft. 



Juglans regia North of Edinburgh. In Aberdcenshire, at Thainston, 20 years planted, it is 15ft. 

 high. In Banff'shire, at Gordon Castle, it is 66 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 2 in., and of the 

 head 77 ft. In Clackmannanshire, in the garden of the Dollar Institution, 9 years planted, it is 

 16ft high. In Forfarshire, at Monboddo, 24 years planted, it is 15ft high. In Fifeshire, at 

 Danibristle Park, it is 60 ft. high, diameter of the trunk Sift, and of the head 69ft.; at Largo 

 House, ;it is 40 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 8 in., and of the head 42 ft. In Forfarshire, at 

 Courtachy Castle, 120 years old, diameter of the trunk 2ft, and of the head 40ft In Perthshire, 

 at Taymouth, 30 years planted, it is 70 ft. high. In Ross-shire, at Brahan Castle, 50 years old it is 

 45 ft. high. 



Juglans regia in the. Environs of Dublin. In the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, 33 years old, it is 

 30 ft high ; at Cypress Grove, it is 70 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 96 ft. ; at 

 Terenure, 20 years old, it 25 ft. high. 



Jfig/ans rigia South of Dublin. In King's County, at Charleville Forest, 45 years old, it is 50ft. 

 high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 8 in., and of the head 50 ft. 



Juglans rtgia North of Dublin. In Fermanagh, at Florence Court, 50 years planted, it is 40ft. 

 high, [diameter of the trunk 24 ft, and that of the top 36 ft. In Galwar, at Cool, 35 ft high, diameter 

 of the trunk 2"ft. 4 in., and of the head 50 ft. In Shgo, at Makree Castle, it is 65 ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 39 ft. 



Jfig/ans rZgia in France. Near Paris, in the Jardin des Plantes, 60 years planted, it is 61 ft. high, 

 the diameter of the trunk 2ft. At Nantes, in the Nursery of M. De Nerrieres, 80 years old, it is 

 7!) ft.Tiigh, with a trunk 2 ft. in diameter. 



Jiiglans re-gia in Germany. In Austria, at Vienna, in the University Botanic Garden, 45 years 

 planted, it is 36 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 8 in., and of the head 15ft.; at Kopenzel, 30 years 

 planted, it is 25ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 10 in., and of the head 16ft. ; at Hadersdorf, in 

 the garden of "Baron Loudon, 40 years planted, it is 30 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk Sin , and 

 of the head 12~ft. 



Jiiglans rdgia in Russia. It is remarkable that this tree is so much injured by the climate of Odessa, 

 as not to be considered by M. Descemet as acclimatised there; though .7. nigra grows freely, and 

 matures its fruit. 



Ji,glans rigia in Italy. In Lombardy, at Monza, 80 years planted, it is 46 ft. high, the diameter 

 of the trunk 2ft., and of the head 60ft. 



Commercial Statistics. Price of plants, in the London nurseries, seedlings, 

 ;j,v. per hundred ; transplanted plants, from 2 ft. to 5 ft. high, 25.?. per hundred ; 

 from 6 ft. to 8 ft. high, 1*. each ; from 10 ft. to 20 ft. high, 2.?. 6d. each. 

 Nuts, 8.9. per bushel. At Bollwyller, plants are 1 franc each; at New York, 

 40 dollars per hundred, or 50 cents each. 



* 2. .7. NIV.RA L. The black-wooded Walnut Tree. 



Identification. Lin. Hort. Cliff:, p. 449. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 4. p. 456. ; Michx. Arb., 1. p. 157. t. 1 ; Michx. 



North Amer. Sylva, 1. p. 153. t. 30. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 636. ; Mill. Diet., No. 2. ; Lodd 



Cat. ed. is ;*i. 



Synonymes. The black Walnut, the black Hickory Nut, N. Amer.; Noyer noir, Fr. 

 Engravings. Michx. Arb., 1. 1. 1.; Michx. North Amer. Sylva, t. 30.; Jacq. Ic. Rar. 1. 1. 191.; Wangh. 



