. The American fruit culturist. FlG. 605.—Typical Butternut. Fig. 606.—Typical Black Walnut. ness and sharply ridged and furrowed character of the hardshell is a drawback to its use; nevertheless, the richness of thekernel makes them well worth adding to the varieties of nutsfor home use. There are no named varieties in the hands of nurserymen,who supply orders with seedlings usually from trees in theirneighborhood or from nuts purchased by them. As usuallythe case, however, there are considerable differences in sizeand shape of nuts found growing wild in different sections ofthe country. Fig.
. The American fruit culturist. FlG. 605.—Typical Butternut. Fig. 606.—Typical Black Walnut. ness and sharply ridged and furrowed character of the hardshell is a drawback to its use; nevertheless, the richness of thekernel makes them well worth adding to the varieties of nutsfor home use. There are no named varieties in the hands of nurserymen,who supply orders with seedlings usually from trees in theirneighborhood or from nuts purchased by them. As usuallythe case, however, there are considerable differences in sizeand shape of nuts found growing wild in different sections ofthe country. Fig. 605 is a typical illustration. Those who wish to grow either the butternut or the walnutwill do best to select the nuts which please them and raisetheir own seedlings. 458 NUTS. The Black Walnut is a large, round, hard-shell, deeply furrowed nut, with arich, oily kernel. While much appreciated by most, its flavoris so pronounced as to make it unpleasant to others. Largequantities are used by confectioners and others, and i
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