. 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. WALNUT t;ro\vth till' tirst year, many uf tlirui not mure than C, iiiolii's. Alter this ilic i; i^ rapid. Tin- trees are tied to stakes witli stri|is ,,f elotli. since tin-y are \vv\ tli'e tree Ijy WALXL'T 1961 ivm: .f litf nt tliro e. At irst tender when jrrowiiiL;-, the wind quirlily causes any otlie ti
. 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. WALNUT t;ro\vth till' tirst year, many uf tlirui not mure than C, iiiolii's. Alter this ilic i; i^ rapid. Tin- trees are tied to stakes witli stri|is ,,f elotli. since tin-y are \vv\ tli'e tree Ijy WALXL'T 1961 ivm: .f litf nt tliro e. At irst tender when jrrowiiiL;-, the wind quirlily causes any otlie tiu' liark. AValntit tree's are pruned snuiU liiuljs are allowed to start ahuut the trunk, but later these are pruned otV to a heiirht of 4 feet. Some of the lonq-er growths are shortened back while the trees are youiii;; and after thev are older the low limbs which beml dowu'in the way of ciUtivaring are removed. The Santa" Barbara Softshell be-ins t>. bear the third year plautiug, but does not produce profitable crops before the tifth or sixth year. Precocity in bear- ing is not a desirable cpiality in Walnuts, since no Walnut tree will produce a prof- itable crop until it attains sutbcient size to support it. trees do not bear as young, and they are not regulai- bearers, Waluut orchards in California receive thorough tillage. They are heavily irri- gated in winter, and plowed about S in. deep in the spring. After this they are irrigated aud cultivated until the nuts be- gin to fall. —aliout the 1st of September. Late irrigati(.ui tills out the ntit causes the hull to open readily. Heavy fogs are also desirable duriug harvesting. The nuts are shaken down and pricked tip. They are then spread in trays about 5 in. deep until dry, when they are bleached and shipped to market. Walnuts were formerly bleached with fumes of sulfur, but this was fotmd injurious to the nut. They are now usually dipped in a solution of chloride of lime (chlorinated limei and sa
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