. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. Juglans nigra (> can species are tender in the North. Though many fungi and insects prey on the Walnut, none of them do very serious damage, the worst being, perhaps, the hick- ory-borer. The wood of the Walnut, which is easily worked and susceptible of receiving a beautiful polish, is much used for cabinet-
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. Juglans nigra (> can species are tender in the North. Though many fungi and insects prey on the Walnut, none of them do very serious damage, the worst being, perhaps, the hick- ory-borer. The wood of the Walnut, which is easily worked and susceptible of receiving a beautiful polish, is much used for cabinet-making and the interior finish . of houses, especially that ot J. nigra and. )-(7ia., which is heavy, strong and durable, and of dark brown color, while thatof lA. cinerea and Sieboldiana is light and soft. The husks of the nuts are sometimes used for dyeing yellow, and the bark for tanning leather. The husk of r. cinerea has some medicinal properties. The nuts of ill species are edible, and are an article of commercial mportance, especially those of the European Walnut, vhich are the best. This species is extensively grown. if the .roved in the warmer parts of Europe, in California east from Pennsylvania to Georgia. The n native species are also sold on the market, gathered in the woods, though a number o: varieties are in cultivation. ,/.> ' -, r. ,iii,| ./ ,.,,/,- form)*',with nuts superior to the i i. i i .. .n-s, will probably become valuable 1 , i ,' .( is too tender; the nuts of li-ih hi nue h \| m ,lapan. The Walnut grows best i:i moist, rich soil, but J. cinerea is more moisture-loving and J', regia prefers well-drained hillsides. They are not easily transplanted when older, and therefore the nuts are often planted where the trees are to stand, but they may be safely transplanted when 2 or 3 years old, or even later when they have been transplanted in the nursery. Prop, by seeds, which should be stratified and not allowed to become dry. A light,
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