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walnut grown, we hope to see it engrafted on those trees 

 that at present produce but ill-flavoured nuts. These 

 walnuts are called the HigJiflyer walnuts, and were grown 

 in a small garden at the back of the house of Mr. Jackson, 

 a grocer at Thetford ; they seem to have been originally 

 confined to the neighbourhood of that place, and of Bury 

 St. Edmund's. 



All the sorts of walnuts which are propagated for tim- 

 ber, should be sown in the place where they are to remain; 

 for the roots of these trees always incline downwards, 

 which being stopped or broken, prevent their aspiring 

 upward, so that they afterwards divaricate into branches, 

 and become low spreading trees ; but such as are propa- 

 gated for fruit, are greatly mended by transplanting ; for 

 hereby they are rendered more fruitful; and their fruit is 

 generally larger and fairer ; it being a common observa- 

 tion, that downright roots greatly encourage the luxuriant 

 growth of timber in all sorts of trees; but such trees as 

 have their roots spreading near the surface of the ground, 

 are always the most fruitful and best flavoured. (Miller.) 

 Evelyn says, that those who plant nuts for the sake 

 of the fruit, should place a tile below the nut, that the 

 roots may be obliged to spread. 



The walnuts that are intended to be planted, should be 

 preserved in their outer covers in dry sand until February, 

 when they may be planted with less danger of being in- 

 jured by vermin, than if planted in the autumn ; but they 

 will be greatly secured from mice, &c. if chopped furze 

 is buried with the nut. 



In transplanting these trees, care should be taken not 

 to prune either their roots or large branches, botfr which 

 are very injurious to them. These trees require but little 

 priming ; and they are often injured by cutting and lop- 

 ping the branches while growing; but when there is a 

 necessity for cutting any of their branches off, it should 



