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THE NUT CUIiTURlST. 



as Persian, English, French, Italian and European wal- 

 nuts, also as Madeira nut, and recently Chile walnut, 

 are now all believed to have descended from trees native 

 of Persia, most plentiful in the province of Ghilan on 

 the Caspian sea, between latitude 35° and 40°, hence the 



FIG. 73. PERSIAN WALNUT, SHOWING POSITION OF SEXUAL ORGANS. 



old Grecian name of the fruit, viz. : Persicon and Basil- 

 icon, or Persian Eoyal nut, probably because either 

 introduced by the Greek monarchs, or sent to them by 

 the Persian kings. Later, — according to Pliny, — the 

 Greeks called the trees Caryon, on account of the strong 



