Excerpt from The Juglandaceae of Iowa, Betulaceae of Iowa, Fagaceae of Iowa, Vol. 8 This species occurs in rich woods, flowering in April and May and the fruit ripening in October or November. It is common throughout the state. The wood is heavy, hard, strong, coarse-grained, liable to check in seasoning, and takes a beautiful polish. The wood has been much used in cabinet making, interior finish, for gun stocks, picture frames, etc. For many years walnut logs were a common shipment until the supply was practically exhausted. Oak has now taken the place of the walnut in cabinet making. The corrugated nut is frequently gathered and kept for sale.

A decoction of the bark is a frequent domestic dye. Our specimens are from Johnson, Jefferson, Decatur, and Pottawattamie counties. We have observed the species in Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson, Scott, Lee, Van Buren, Appanoose, Ringgold, Union, Page, Taylor, Fremont, and Montgomery counties. The State University herbarium has specimens from Story, Calhoun, and Delaware counties. Prof. Pammel reports the species from Woodbury, Hamilton, Boone, and Hardin counties; Mr. Reppert, from Muscatine county; Prof. Bessey, from Fayette and Des Moines counties; Prof.

Macbride, from Dubuque, Humboldt, and Dickinson counties; Mr. Gow, from Adair county; Mr. J. P. Anderson, by note, from Lucas county; and Mr. Mills, by letter, from Henry county. In general the black walnut is common throughout the state and represented mostly by the second growth trees. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.

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