Wal/nut

nate, pinnate leaves, found chiefly in North America. The black walnut is a beautiful timber tree found in the United States, with a heartwood of a warm brown color, a favorite wood for furniture making. The nut is round and oily, enclosed in a hard shell with a fibrous outer covering. The white walnut is a North American tree with long oily nuts, and hence called butter¬ nut. It also yields a valuable wood. There are some species found in Asia, whose wood is used in cabinet making, and the nut used for de ert and pickling. The nut yields walnut oil used in cooking. A large polar animal allied to the seal—also named Morse. Two of its upper teeth are pro¬ longed into huge tusks, which measure from one to two feet, and weigh nearly five pounds. It is