THE WALNUT. 361 
fertile or pistil-bearing flowers, which appear 
and develope into fruit in one season, after fructi- 
fication by the stamens of the barren flowers. 
The fruit or nut is enclosed ina green one-celled 
case; and is, whilst green, and before having 
ripened into the sweet brown shell-covered nut, 
made, as is well known, into a favourite pickle. 
The Walnut liquor, produced from the green nuts, 
has also been used as a medicine for strengthen- 
ing the stomach. From the Walnut, too, is ex- 
tracted an oil that is used for burning in lamps, 
for various culinary purposes, and—by artists 
—for mixing with colours; its value for this 
last-named purpose arising chiefly from its readi- 
ness to dry. The well-known Walnut dye is 
made both from the Jeaves of the Tree and 
from the husk of its fruit. The extensive use 
of the timber of this Tree for furniture has 
rendered it familiar to every one. Its beauti- 
ful colour and markings, and the ease with 
which it can be manufactured into the large 
number of articles for which it is suited, give 
it a great value. The .sere autumnal leaf of 
this useful Tree is not devoid of beauty, and 
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