. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. COMMON WALNUT. 139. Genus Juglans, Linn. Nat. Orel. Juglcmdacea. Juglans Regia, WALNUT. Linn. Si/st. MonoedaPolyandria. Juglans regia Linn. Hort. Cliff, p. , sp. pi. iv. p. , N. Amer. Syl. i. p. Arb. Brit. ch. cii. p. 1423. Nux juglans seu regia vulgaris. Bauh Pin. 417. 140 Previous to the introduction of the mahogany and otherbeautiful exotic woods, that of the Walnut was held inhigher estimation than an} other European tree, andsupplied their place in the manufacture of th
. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. COMMON WALNUT. 139. Genus Juglans, Linn. Nat. Orel. Juglcmdacea. Juglans Regia, WALNUT. Linn. Si/st. MonoedaPolyandria. Juglans regia Linn. Hort. Cliff, p. , sp. pi. iv. p. , N. Amer. Syl. i. p. Arb. Brit. ch. cii. p. 1423. Nux juglans seu regia vulgaris. Bauh Pin. 417. 140 Previous to the introduction of the mahogany and otherbeautiful exotic woods, that of the Walnut was held inhigher estimation than an} other European tree, andsupplied their place in the manufacture of the most valu-able and costly pieces of furniture, examples of whichare still occasionally to be seen in houses of ancient date,whose beauty in grain, polish, and pattern, would evenbear a comparison with, and is scarcely surpassed by theelegant and fashionable furniture of the present day. Inconsequence of its superior properties as a cabinet wood, it appears formerly to have been cultivatedand planted to a considerable extent, with a view to itstimber alone ; thus
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