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rfie nuts, treating them afterwards in all refpeds after the fame 

 manner as direded for them. 



Th o* it has been obferved, that pruning in general is hurt- 

 ful to this tree, the branches as well as roots being of a fpungy 

 hollow nature, yet, when it has been omitted to pinch off the 

 yoimg tender flioots, fome degree of it will become necelTary, 

 where branches that crofs each other, would deftroy themfelves, 

 and injure the whole tree ; let fuch then be cut off fmooth, and 

 clofe to the body, about the middle of September, that the wound- 

 may heal, and be covered before the winter rains ; and that as 

 little of this may be pradlifed as pofTible, let the plantation be 

 annually examined, and all the young crofs- growing branches 

 taken away, to prevent the neceffity of lopping old ones, vv^hich. 

 is doubly hurtfLiL, 



The foil for the Walnut intended for wood, need neither be 

 fo warm, or generous, as that for fruit. Indeed, v>diere large 

 growth is the only motive, the whole fpecies delight moft in a. 

 deep, found, rich-feeding land, on which, if it incline to marie in . 

 the bottom, they will grow amazingly ; but, notwithftanding, 

 they v^ill fucceed, and make goodly trees, in any ordinary foil 

 that has a competent deptli of mould, tho' coarfc and floney : I 

 have likewife feen many flately trees of them on clay. 



The value of the wood, for chairs, bed-fl<!ads, tables, wainf- 

 coting of rooms, cabinets, gun-flocks, ^t. is univerfally. 

 known, 



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