TREES OF INDIANA. 
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objectionable for the lawn. The wood is hard, compact 
and tough, and is especially suited to inside finishing, for 
cabinet making or building purposes. It is not a common 
tree, being rather sparsely distributed through the central 
and southern portions of the State. 
Jug'lans nigra —Black Walnut. 
Jvglans cinerea —White Walnut.—Butternut. 
The original forests of Indiana were rich in these mag¬ 
nificent trees, and although the devastation has been 
immense, they are still freely distributed in all parts of the 
State, the black walnut being much the most abundant 
and most highly prized. The latter is among the largest 
trees of our forests, growing often to a height of eighty and 
ninety feet, and two to four and more feet in diameter. 
The white walnut is a middle sized tree. The fruit of 
both trees is edible and much desired as good keeping 
winter nuts. 
The reputation of the black walnut has been steadily 
growing year after year, and of the ornamental and useful 
woods it is now considered inestimable, and probably the 
finest wood in the world. In beauty and richness of color, 
grain and finish it has no superior, and is the prince of all 
ornamental woods. It is in active demand at constantly 
appreciating prices. Still the supply is immense, and if 
the wood shall hereafter be used only in the arts and man¬ 
ufactures, may be considered nearly inexhaustible. 
Its uses for all kinds of choice furniture, musical instru¬ 
ments, ornamental work, and the inside finish of houses 
are well-known. 
The white walnut is also a beautiful finishing timber of 
rare excellence. Some artizans in wood consider it better 
than the black. It is light colored, of a charming cream 
tint, susceptible of a high polish, of fine grain and easily 
worked. This variety is more rare, but the supply is fully 
equal to the demand. 
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