. 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. 1193. Leaf of Juglans nigra (XK). 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 use
. 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. 1193. Leaf of Juglans nigra (XK). 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 otJ. nigra and rff//a, which is heavy, strong and durable, and of dark brown color, while thatof t/. cJHereaand Sieboldianais light and soft. The husks of the nuts are sometimes used for dyeing yellow, and the bark for tanning leather. The husk of. 1194. Pistillate flowers of Juglans cinerea. Natural .size. in the warmer parts of Europe, in California and in the east from Pennsylvania to Georgia. The nuts of the native species are also sold on the market, but mostly gathered in the woods, though a number of improved varieties are in cultivation. J. SielioIdianasin<iJ cordi- formiSfWith nuts superior to those of the native species, will probably become valuable nut trees where J. regia is too teuder; the nuts of both are much valued in Japan. The Walnut grows best in moderately 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, sandy soil is to be preferred, as the young plants produce more fibrous roots, while in stiff soil they are
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