WALNUT* 



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become soft. When shelled, they should be well 

 dried in the sun for a day or two, and then stored 

 away, either on shelves in an airy room, or packed 

 in jars or boxes, among dry white sand, which 

 improves the colour of the shell, and keeps the 

 kernel more moist. 



A decoction of walnut leaves is sometimes useful 

 in gardens ; it kills earth-worms : and if gooseberry 

 trees are sprinkled with this liquor soon after the 

 leaves are expanded, it defends them from the 

 caterpillar. 



