THE WALNUT FAMILY. 



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longer cup covering than the hazel. Hazel rods are largely 

 used in making hoops and crates for packing merchandize 

 in. In the book of Genesis, hazel, chestnut, and poplar are 

 mentioned as being the rods which Jacob peeled and placed 

 before the cattle.* It is, however, a matter of doubt 

 whether these were the trees known by the same names in 

 the present day. 



Hornbeam {Carpinus hetulus). A well known tree in 

 this country, and throughout Europe. Its hard timber is 

 used for many domestic purposes. 



Hop Hornbeam {Ostrya vulgaris). A handsome tree with 

 a bushy head, attaining the height of about 40 or more feet. 

 It is a native of the South of Europe, and is distinguished 

 from the common hornbeam by the fruit catkin being 

 similar to that of the hop, but it is of no use, 



A very old and handsome tree is to be seen in the grounds 

 of the original Botanic Gardens at Kew. 



The Walnut Family. 



(JUGLANDACE^.) 



Large trees with alternate winged leaves of a resinous, 

 aromatic odour. Male flowers in catkins; female (ovary) 

 solitary. Fruit, drupe-like, formed of a thick rind contain- 

 ing a hard furrowed shelled nut-seed, or cone-like, with 

 numerous small bracts as in Fortunea. 



This family is represented by about 30 species, the greater 

 number being natives of North America, where they form 

 large forests ; also throughout northern temperate Asia from 

 the Caucasus eastward. 



Walnut {Juglans regid). The walnut has long been 

 known in this country. It is a native of western Asia 

 throughout the range of the Himalaya eastward to China, 

 and is greatly cultivated in Cashmere. 



It is supposed not to have been a native of Europe, but 



* Genesis, chap. xxx. ver. 37. 



