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C V e y a N u tt. Flowers monoecious. Stamens 4—6. Covering.of the nut in
4 pieces.
P t e r o c a ' r y a Kunth. Flowers monoecious. Stamens numerous. Covcrim.
or th e nut winged. °
G e n u s I.
./U 'G L A N S L . T h e W a l n u t T r e e . L in . S y s t . Monoe'cia Polyándria.
JdenftjíeaHoii. Sdirei). Lin. Gen., No. 1446. ; Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. P l , 2 n 220
Synonymes. Noyer, Fr. ; Walnuss, Ger. ; Noce, Jtal. ^
r t * . «.at .vat known to the E o m a n S [ ” t e e “ X a
Gen. Char., f r . Flowers u n isex u a l, m o noe c io u s .— ilf a fe flowers in cylindrical
d ro o p in g , so lita ry c a tk in s . CWi/jt o f S— 6 scale s. Stamens IS— 36 — r te ’
male flowers s o lita ry o r a few in a g ro u p , te rm in a l u p o n a sh o o t developed
in th e sam e ye ar. Calyx o v a te , inclu d in g a n d a d h e rin g to th e o v a ry . Petals
4. S u en a s 2— 3, fleshy. ^ Fruit a d ru p e . Covering o f th e n u t a fleshy
h u sk of I piec e th a t h u rsts irreg u la rly . N u t woody, o f 2 valves (G Don )
Jcat'cs com p o u n d , a lte rn a te , e x s tip u la te , d e c id u o u s ; imparlpin’nate", o f 3—
19 leaflets, all b u t th e te rm in a l o n e in o p p o s ite o r n e a rly o p p o s ite p a ir s : all
s e rr a te , a n d all sp re a d in g in o n e plane. Flowers g reen ish . D e c a y in g leaves
b r o w n— f r e e s d e c id u o u s, n a tiv e s o f Asia an d N o r th Am eric a, w ith co arseg
ra in e d w o o d ; an d fru it, in o n e specie s a t le a s t, m uch e ste em ed a t th e dessert,
a n d va lu ab le fo r th e oil winch it c o n ta in s.
T h e tre e s belonging to th is o rd e r be ar, with on ly tw o to th re e ex c ep tio n s so
c lo se a resem b lan c e to o n e a n o th e r in th e ir y o u n g s ta te ( in which s ta te alone
m o st o t th em a re to be se en in B r ita in ) , th a t we h av e been u n a b le to satisfy
o u rse lv e s as to w h a t a re species, a n d w h a t a re o n ly va rie tie s. M ic h a u x has
a rra n g e d th e species m th e two following se ctio n s : —
ÿ i. Simple Aments. Growth ra¡jid.— \. rtiiglans règ ia L . 2 J niirra /
3 J. c a th a r tic a M c á r , syn. J. c in è re a L . T h e o rd e r o f tlie f liw e n n .. o f
th e s e species m E n g la n d is, firs t J. règia , th e n J . c in è rea, in a few d ay s afte r
wh ich th e c a tk in s o f J-. n ig ra e x p a n d . T h e o rd e r o f f ru itin g is d iffe ren t ; for
wm ie th e fru it o t th e commo n w a ln u t begins to d ro p in th e first o r seco n d
we ek m S e p tem b e r, th a t o f th e black w a ln u t d o e s n o t fall till th e end o f the
ram e m o n th , a n d th a t o f th e g rey w a ln u t n o t till th e b eg in n in g o f O c to b e r
as t h r g t e S à t e ® ^ r e r e n ti j s e p a r a te d from rtùglaiis
§ ii. Compound Annents, each Peduncle bearing three. Growth slow — I J,).
glans Olivæfôrmis Miohx (syn. Cà rya olivæfôrmis N u tt.). 2. .7. amàra Mickx
(C. amara Nu lL ). 3. .7 aquatica Michx. (C. aquàtica N u tt.). 4. J . tomen!
t o s i i .M / / (C tomentosa N u tt.). 5. J . squamósa Michx. (C. álba N u t t )
N it *»“ " fo sa N u tt.). 7. J . p o r c in a Michx. (C . p o rcin a
N u tt.). 8 . 7 m y risticæ fo rm is M e /jj) . (C. m y ristic ifó rm is A a f f .) .
Ï I. 7 . r e ' g i a L . T h e ro y al, or common. Walnut T re e.
Synonymes. N ùk t/Jùglans u g ia iia Dod.u o a . t
Pemvt. 816. : V,"«1v >•. '63-1 Willd.«za,, ‘ Sp. Pl 4 0 4.W A * ¿k sla ta fr“ - i
Noyercommun iV . ; Noseguier z-^tinence; gemeine Walnuss G
i i r o ^ j i g . *■
vlva_ Í 9Q- • fhf» nlal-oo of feUi, ul r. .. . 1 Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vii. ;
Leaflets in a leaf, S - 9 ; oval, glabrous, obscurely serrated
rather ? ! "PO" a sh o rt inflexible peduncle. Nut rather oval,
athe, even A large draiduous tree. P ersia, in the extensive province of
(dnlan, on the Caspian Sea, between 35° and 40° of latitude. Height 40 ft.
,n 60 ft In cultivation in England since 1562, and probably long before.
Flowers green ish ; April and May. F ru it with a green husk, enclosing
a brown n u t ; ripe in September. Decaying leaves blown.
Faneùes. , ¡ j¿g¡¡,„s frhctii máximo Bauh. Pin. 417. ; Noix
d e J a u g e 5 o « 7 a r d . ed. 1836 p. 4 7 3 .; Clawnut m /fo if, Bannn m
W a r i c to t ó i r a . -This variety has th e frmt double th e size o f th a t
o f th e species, being sometimes nearly as large as a turkey s egg , but,
in d r y i? ! th e k e rn d shrinks to one half its size ; and, hence, th e Irmt
o f this variety is not good for keeping, b u t ought to be eaten directly
after being gathered. The leaves are large, and th e tree has a magnificent
appearance ; b u t its timber is not nearly so durable as th a t
of th e common walnut. . _ ,
Î J r 3 tènera. N á x Jùglans frúctu tenero e t fragile putamine Bauh.
Pin 417. ; Noyer à Coque tendre, Noyer_Mesange Bon Jardinier,
1 c Noyer de Mars in Dauphiné ; the thm-shelled, or T itm o u s /
Walnut. (S e e Hort. Trans., vol. iv. p. 517. ; and E . o f Gard ed
1834 P 942.) — The la st name is given to this kind of walnut,
b e c a is ! its s h d l is so tender, th a t th e birds o f th e titmonse fam .ÿ
fniésanve F r .) (P a ru s major i . ; P . cæmleiis L . , and also P. iS! and P .p a lú s iris L .) pierce it with their bills, and eat the kernel,
S v in a th e remaining part of the fvuit on th e tree. This vane y has
th e niSst delicate fruit o f all th e walnuts : it keeps longer a"d produces
more oil ; b u t it is n o t so good a bearer as th e othei .mrts. ^
Î 3 . r . i serótina Desf. W6x ,/ùglans fructu serotino M m
Novel- tardif. Noyer de la Saint-Jean Bon Jard. «1- '8 3 6 p. 472.,
Noyer de U m in Dauphiné.— This is a most valuable vanety for
those districts where the frosts continue late m spring.
Î J. 5 laciniàta. JVÛx 7ùglaiis foins lacimatis Reneaulm, N f u Ham
iv p 174. ; 7ùglans heterophÿlla Hort. ; 7 ./ilic ifo h a Lodd. Cat. ed.
18.36; th e F e rÎi-le av ed Wa lnut T r e e . - Has cut leaves, somewhat
like those o f .Fráxinus excélsior íalicifolm.
Other Varieties. The above are th e most remarkable
varieties o f th e common walnut; th e first three, ‘S /
and the hist, as a curiosity, on account of its leaves. B u t m ih e JSqnJar-
dinier five others are enumerated ; and in th e Horticultural Society s F n a t
Catalogue for 1832 nine are given, o f which the
for its fruit is the Highflier ; av a rie ty "a® migmated a t Thetfo^^^
Norfolk, and which is held i » “ «»!' n mÎ i T h e r e S
(Hort Trans iv. p. 517. ; and E . o f Gard., ed. 1835, p. 942.) in e ie is also
the Yorkshire walnut, which is much planted m ‘ J ! ? ? ? ' ? !
recommended by Mr. Thompson, as having proved th e mo.st prohhc in tne
H o r S t n r ? Society’s Garden, are : th e Round earlyoval i 'h « Double large
f f ie n ? l !b o !e ; the Tender-shelled, No. 2. and th e ^ ’Thick-siielled.
In th e ’eardens o f th e Trianon, near P an s , th e re is a hybrid between 7ii-
gians ? ! i a a ? 7? nigra, which partakes in an equal degree of th e properties
r f both“species, and has ripened f r u i t f r o m which young plants have been
raised possessing similar properties. (S e e Gard. Mag., vol. x .)
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table, and for various other purposes. In a
is expressed from th e kernel in some parts o f France. Switzerland, and Italy.
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