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CLXXXI. 



JUGLANS REGIA. 



Common Walnut. 



Class XXI. Monoecia. — Order VII. Polyandria. 



Nat. Ord. Juglande^;. 



Gen. Char. Male flowers in an imbricated catkin : — 

 Perianth six-parted, with a bractea at the base. Fila- 

 ments four to eighteen. Female flowers : — Calyx quad- 

 rind, superior. Corolla quadrifid. Styles two. Drupe 

 coriaceous, with a furrowed nut. 



Spec. Char. Leaflets about nine, ovate, smooth, nearly 

 equal. Fruit globose. 



SYNONYMES. 



Description. — The Walnut is a large and handsome tree, send- 

 ing off many spreading branches covered with a greyish bark, 



