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head adorned with large beautiful fpear-fhape 

 foliage; is always raifed in fail ftandards, 

 and produces the nutr in large prickly cpps, 

 two to thrcv or four in each, ripening in bfp- 

 tember, when the outer capfnic opens in four 

 divifions to difcharge the nuts, J^hich in warm 

 dry Autumns fonveciraes attain tolerable per- 

 fection, though raiely in equul goodnefs, 

 either in fize or flavor, to tho/e annually im- 

 ported from Spain «md Italy - ; 



Trees of this fort are raifed plentifully in 

 all the nurferies, where they may be obtained 

 for planting, either in young or of fome con- 

 siderably . advanced growth, with full ftems 

 and moaerate branchy heads. 



They are raifed both from the nuts, asdi- 

 rcfted for the walnuts, and al fo the improved 

 fort by layers and grafting; and :n all of 

 •which train each with a clean fmgle Hem, 

 £ve or fix feet or more, then branch out above 

 to form the head. 



Thefe trees may be planted in the borders 

 ©f orchards, or in any capacious fpaces in 

 parks, and to form fpacious avenues, walks, 

 &c. or planted in a row along an out-boundary 

 or where convenient, in fmailer or larger por- 

 tions, as may .be thought eligible, or as re- 

 quired, planting them thirty or forty, to fifty 

 feet afunder. 



In their growth, permit them to branch 

 out moflly in their natural order. They wilb 

 require but very little culture, or only to 

 prune occafionaily any cafual irregular 



branches 



