12. 
THE WALNTT. 
Juglans regia. 
Prats 2, Fra. 3. 
ness of foliage, sweetness of 
fruit, and beauty of timber, are 
amongst the characteristic quali- 
ties of the Walnut Tree. De- 
lighting in good, rich, somewhat 
chalky, and dry soil, it is now found 
extensively growing throughout this 
country; and though not, in all pro- 
bability, a native of Britain, it has been 
with us since the time of the Roman invasion, 
and was possibly introduced amongst us by the 
Romans. It is believed to have been, in the first 
