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blossoms should be shaded during the whole 
time of their expansion. 
Nut Trees .—The principal kinds of nut 
trees cultivated in British gardens are, the 
walnut, the sweet chestnut, and the filbert. 
The American hickories and the black wal¬ 
nut are sometimes grown, though but rarely; 
as are the Colurna and other nuts. The 
almond also, as it is grown only for the kernel 
of its stones, may be classed among the nuts, 
though it is, properly speaking, a kind of 
peach. 
The Walnut can hardly be mentioned 
without bringing with it a host of classical 
recollections. The Greeks dedicated this 
tree to Diana, and held fetes under its shade; 
and the Romans called its fruit the nut of 
Jove. In modern times its wood has obtained 
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rather an unpleasant kind of celebrity, as 
being generally used for making the stocks 
of muskets. In villages and country places, 
however, the walnut recals more agreeable 
associations; as its noble leaves and spreading 
branches render it a delightful tree for shade; 
and formerly it used to be frequently found 
at the doors of cottages and farm houses. 
