. English trees and tree-planting [microform]. Trees; Arbres. WALNUT WOOD, 241 f! irito England from France and Spain every year Ihe tree is of great duration in this count;- an ^ when L^rown by itself, and not crowded up by otiier J'"'"' . " "' ' ''"â P'-^'^^nts a very picturesqu. !^^"'' '^' ' ^^^^"^ ^^eing somewhat similar to those of tin. oak. The light-coloured hue of its M 'e otlers a rich contrast to those of other trees the leaves, when pressed with the fingers, emitting an agreeable aromatic perfume, its flowers becinninrr to open about the middle of
. English trees and tree-planting [microform]. Trees; Arbres. WALNUT WOOD, 241 f! irito England from France and Spain every year Ihe tree is of great duration in this count;- an ^ when L^rown by itself, and not crowded up by otiier J'"'"' . " "' ' ''"â P'-^'^^nts a very picturesqu. !^^"'' '^' ' ^^^^"^ ^^eing somewhat similar to those of tin. oak. The light-coloured hue of its M 'e otlers a rich contrast to those of other trees the leaves, when pressed with the fingers, emitting an agreeable aromatic perfume, its flowers becinninrr to open about the middle of April, and are^'in fuS bloom by the r iddle of May, before which the leave, are fully ou. The latter are dropped early in autumn. The walnut is thought o have been introduced into England from Prance, and used to be called the Gaul-nut previous to the year 1562, but is supposed to be a native of Persia, and the south side of Mount Caucasus. It is the jmjlans, or nut of love of the Normans, and is probably the Persian nut mentioned by Theophrastus, being found growing wild in the northern parts of Persia. In many parts of the Continent the wood is exten- sively used for domestic articles of furniture, for which it is extremely appropriate, being stroncr' and tough in proportion to its weiglit, of suflicieiU size and very durable, and capable of taking a fine pohsh' The winter of 1709 was so fatr 1 to tlie walnut-trees throughout Europe, and occasioned so great a scarc- ity of its timber, that, in 1720, an act was passed m France to prevent its exportation, and its extensive R I i. -f,'i]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ablett, William H. London : Smith, Elder
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