102 KINDS OF TREES, 



wall, it will, very foon after the removal of the 

 obftruftion, aiTume its own regular form, and 

 become equally poifed. 



It is a very fit grove tree, and is now become 

 a valuable one, as, in that character, it may be 

 trained to a very long, clean, and large flem, 

 which is required for many purpofes in our large 

 manufactories. It is an excellent nurfe plant, a- 

 long with the Elder, in all fituations expofed to 

 the fea-breeze. 



The timber is very much in requeft for many 

 parts of machinery and mill work ; for cotton 

 printers' blocks ; for the turner, the cooper, and 

 the cabinet-maker. Particular trees, for making 

 rollers and fuch purpofes, have been fold as high 

 as three half crowns a foot. In many parts of 

 Scotland, fycamore timber brings a price next to 

 the afh. 



THE WALNUT. 



(Juglans regia.) 



The walnut is well known as a fruit tree. It is 

 a plant of beautiful and fragrant foliage, and has 

 been very much planted as an ornamental tree, 

 without regard to its fruiting. It is very fit for 

 the decoration of the lawn, or for any ornamental 

 plantation about a houfe. A grove of walnut 



trees. 



