BOOK. I. 



Saturn. Lib. 

 ii. cap. xiv. 



164 A DISCOURSE 



CHAPTER IX. 



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The WALNUT^. 



Macrob. 1. J UGLANS, quasi Jovis glans*, the WALNUT. This is of several 

 sorts, the soft shell and the hard, the whiter and the blacker grain ; the 

 black bears the worst nut, but the timber is much to be preferred, and 

 we might propagate more of them if we were careful to procure them 



^ Formerly the English Walnut-ti-ee was much propagated for its wood ; but since the 

 importation of Mahogany and the Virginia Walnut, it has considerably decreased in repu- 

 tation. The species are : 



1. JUGLANS f regmJ foliolis ovalibus glabris subserratis subaequalibus. Lin. Sp. PI. 

 1^15. Walnut with oval, small leaves, which are smooth, sawed, and equal. Nux juglans. 

 Dod. Pempt. 8l6. The common walnvt. 



Of the common Walnut there are several varieties, which are distinguished by the following 

 titles : the large Walnut, the thin-shelled Walnut, the French Walnut, the late-ripe Walnut, 

 and the double Walnut. The nuts from these respective varieties do not always produce 

 fruit of their own kinds, for which reason there ought to be no dependence upon the trees 

 raised from nuts, till they have shown their fruit. 



2. JUGLANS ("nigra) foliolis quindenis-lanceolatis serratis, exterioribus rainoribus, 

 gemmulis super axillaribus. Lin. Sp. PI. 1415. Walnut-tree, with spear-shaped, sawed, 

 small leaves, and the exterior ones smaller. Nux juglans Virginiana nigra. Catesb. Car. 

 Black Virginia walnvt. 



This grows to a large size in North America. The leaves are composed of five or six pair of 

 spear-shaped lobes, which end in acute points, and are sawed on their edges ; the lower 

 pair of lobes are the least, the others gradually increase in their size to the top, where they pair 

 at the top, and the single lobe which terminates the leaf, are smaller; these leaves, when 

 bruised, emit a strong aromatic flavour, as do also the outer covers of the nuts, which are 

 rough, and rounder than those of the common Walnut. The shell of the nut is very hard 

 and thick, and the kernel small, but very sweet. The following is a variety of this species : 



JUGLANS foliolis cordato-lanceolatis inferne nervosis, pediculis foliorura pubescentibus. 

 Walnut with heart spear-shaped leaves, having many veins on their under side, and d<mny foot- 

 stalks to the leaves. Juglans nigra, fructu oblongo profundissime insculpto. Hort. Chels. 

 Black jvalnvt, with an oblong fruit very deeply furrowed. 

 This sort grows naturally in North America, where the trees grow to a large size. The leaves 

 are composed of seven or eight pair of long heart-shaped lobes, broad at their base, where 

 they are divided into two round ears, but terminate in acute points. The fruit is very long. 

 The shell is deeply furrowed and very hard. The kernel is small, but well flavoured. 



