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1. JtGLANS. The Walxuts. 



Trees 'Aith furrowed bark: terminal buds with t\^'o pairs of oppo- 

 site, more or less open scales. 



Bark gray, the ridges smooth; upper part of leaf scar of 



the last year's twigs with a mat of hairs: fruit oblong. 



husk chimmy 1 J. einerea. 



Bark dark brown or black, rough: upper part of leaf scar 



of the last ^-ear's twigs without a mat of hairs: fruit 



orbicular, husk not chimmy . -. 2 J. nigra. 



^ 2. Juglans nigra Linnaeus. Walxut. Black Walxut. Plate 

 24. Leaves 3-7 dm. (12-28 inches) long, mature leaves glabrous 

 above, pubescent below, leaflets 11-23, 4-10 cm. (l3>i-4 inches) long, 

 half as wide; flowers appear in ^Nlay or June; fruit ripens in Sep- 

 tember and October; nut nearly round, somewhat flattened, 3-4 cm. 

 {iyi-iy2 inches) through the widest diameter, kernel edible and by 

 some regarded as the best of Indiana's nuts. 



Distribution. Ontario south to the Gulf States and west to Ne- 

 braska and Texas. It was more or less frequent to common in all 

 all parts of Indiana in well drained alluvial soil. On account of the 

 value of the nuts and wood the landowner usually permits the walnut 

 to grow, so small trees are yet found in considerable numbers along 

 streams, in open woods and along fences where the nuts have been 

 carried by rodents. In the forest it develops into a tall straight 

 tree with a few large branches for a top, while in the open it de- 

 velops a wide-spreading croAvn. 



The published records of the distribution are as follows: Carroll 

 (Thompson); Cass (BenecUct and Elrod) and (Coulter); Clark 

 (Baird and Taylor) and (Smith) ; Dearborn (Collins) ; Delaware 

 (Phinney); Delaware, Jay, Randolph and AVayne (Fhinney): Foun- 

 tain (BrowTi); Franklin (Raymond) and (]\Ieyncke); Clibson 

 (Schneck); Hamilton (Wilson); Jay (M'Caslin); Jefferson (Coulter) 

 and (Young) ; Knox (Ridgway) and (Thomas) ; Kosciusko (Clark) 

 and (Youse); Miami (Gorby); vicinity of New Albany {,( lapp) ; 

 Xoble (Van Gorder) ; Parke (Hobbs) ; Posey (Schneck) ; Steuben 

 (Bradner); Vigo (Blatchley); Wabash (Benedict and Elrod): Wayne 

 (Petry and Markle). 



Additional records are; ?^Iontgomery (Evans); Putnam (Grimes); 

 Tippecanoe (Coulter); Blackford, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, 

 Hancock, Johnson, Owen, Posey, Wells (Deam). 



Economic uses. A\ood heavy, hard, strong, rather coarse, heart 

 wood a rich dark brown, works easily, takes a high polish, care 



