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Gen. Char. Flowers unisexual, monoecious. Male, female, and leaves all upon a
shoot ileveloped developed f from rom one bud biul in iu the year of ot me the flowering.nowcin g. Ih xik.e male iiowers
uy
'he b'ls’ ’ -'fe 1'r'i.N««' ♦v»rt i/tenrou ÍAT* 111 thp nxils ot the lower
borne at the base of tlie shoot, below the leaves, or in the axils of the lower
leaves : the female flowers, a few together about the tip of the shoot.—JliZa/c
fiowers in slender pendulous catkins, that are disposed 3 upon a peduncle.
'Cnh/xix 3-parted niinute leaf. Stamens4—9.—Female f owers. Cahjx including
aiuiadheiW to the ovary; its tip free, and 4-cleft. ¿i/Vfpr« sessile upon tlie
ovary partly discoid, 2—4-lobed Fruit a drupe. Husk fleshy, separating
into 4 equal valves. Nut with 4 or more bluntish angles in its transverse
outline; the surface pretty even. { (f. Don.) . . .
Lcavcs compoiind,compound, alternate, exstipiuate,exsti[mlate, deciduous aeeiuuuus ; imparipinnate,miinuipi.imLv., of
yj
1 .- -Jill nYCPnf thn terminal one. ill onpositc, or nearly
5—15 leiiflets, serrate; all, except thc one,in opposite,m' nearly
opposite, pairs ; and all sp spreading re au in g in o one n e plane.piaiiu. Flowers ^ wwu/o
greeni.sh. Decaying
IpiivpR brown. — Trees, deciduous : natives of North America ; the rate of
leaves ;of
growth slower than a Jùglans, and the bark appearing reticulated.
When propagated, the nuts should, if possible, be planted where tlio trees
... - i,.,i ..» „w ,.;» o c .-.Arvch r,t‘ Hlik y n p r i f s h f iv n v e i ’ v lomr tanroots, which
vv n en propagau-u,uuu hulo oua/uia,,a. — - ,
are intended to remain, as most of the species have very long taproots,which
arc nearly destitute of fibres. This remark, liowevcr, docs not apjdy to C.
libres.Ibis remarK,nowevcr,uoes nou api-iji la/ i».
amara,s which,I ' l 111____ like Jùglans TA.wl...... » nigra,1 ,.,.... Urvo has o abundance 1 - . . . . I »I ¥, 0/1 /-of kf G fibrous Im'/A
roots. The pignut
(C. porcina) and thc mocker-nut (C. tomentósa) are considered to afford
tlie best timber; and the pacane-nut {C, olivæfbnnis) decidedly the best irmt,
though thc nut in this species is small.
¥ I .e . OLIVÆFÜ'KMIS Nutt. The olive-shaped Carya, or Pacanc-mit Ilichorij.
ï'. pi'si. t. Si). ; J. cylindrica Lam. Encucl., N. l jn JIam.
•T » S • j T ù a n Mühlenb. in Nov. Act. Soc. Nat. Scnit. Berol. 3. p. 302 ; J . anm.stifbl.a Ait.
Um-t K i k t , J. olivætùrmis Mich.x. Fl. Bor. Amer. p. 102. ; Pocan-nut, Illinois ^ u t . Amer.;
Pécanier, Paciinus, Noyer PLcanier, Fr. ___
Engravings. Miclix. Avb., 1. t. A
... . .1. A y..u.r> 1 h .ao • and t t in g r a v tn g s . i tj iv u o . . . . . . . . ..
North Amer. Sylva, 1. t. 32. ; and
om-Jig MIO.
SiKC. Char., i5-e. Leaflets, in
a leaf, 13—15; ovato-hm-
ceolatc, serrate; lateral ones
nearly sessile, and somewhat
falcate. Frnit oblong, wide/
above tlic middle. Fruit
and lint each with four
angles ill its transverse outline.
Nut in form and ? size
compared witli the frnit of
the olive, narrowly clli|)tical.
(Miclu'.) A large decidnous
tree. Banks of tho Ohio, Mississippi,
and other rivers in
Upper Louisiana. Height
eo ft. to 70 ft. Introduced
in 17C6. Flowers greenish ;
April and May. Frnit with
a green husk, enclosing a
thill, but too hard to he
hrokeii by thc fingers. Thc
kernel is full, and, not being divided hy ligneous partitions, is easily extracted,
and of an agreeahlo taste. Thc wood is coarse-grained, and, like
that of the other hickories, is heavy and cominict, possessing great strength
and' d' urab' ility. The nuts are exported■ to th■ e2 wW est I-ndies, and to tho ports
of the United States ; and Michaux considers them as more delicately flavoured
than any of the nuts of Europe.
Ï 2. C. a m a ' r a Null. Tile hitter-jiii( Cary a, or Hickory.
Identification. Nutt. Gon. N. Amer. Pl., 2. p. 222
Synovymes. Jùglans ainùra Micìu. Arb. 1. p. 170. , Bitter-nut, White Hickory, Swamp Hickory,
Amer.
Eugrnvings, Michx. North Amer. Sylva, I. t. 33. ; and our fig. 1420.
Spec. Char., 4o. Leaflets, in a loaf, 7—9 ; ovate-oblong, acuminate, serrate
with deep teeth, glabrous ; lateral ones sessile. Sets of catkins in pairs.
Fruit rouiidisli-ovate, bearing, in its upper half, 4 wiug-like ridges ; husk
thin and fleshy, softening and decaying, and never becoiiiing ligneous, as in
the other spedes. Nut subglobose, broader tlian long, tipped with a mucro.
Seed bitter. (Mickr.) A large deciduous tree. New England to Maryland,
in dry woods in fertile soil, on the mountains. Introduced in 1800.
Flowcns greenish; April. Fruit with a greenish liusk, enclosing a white
nut; ripe in October,
The fruit is very small, and produced in great abundance. The husk, wliich
is thin, flcslly, and surmounted on its upper half by 4 appendages in the form
of wings, never becomes ligneous, like those of the other hickories, but softens
H 20. C. iimiii-a.
and decays. The shell is smooth, wliite, and thin enough to be broken with
Ihe lingers; the kernel is remarkable for the deep inequalities produced on
cv/ 7 side by its foldings. It is so harsh and hitter, that squirrels and otlier
animals will not feed upon it wliile any other nut is to be found.
Ï 3. C. a o u a ' t i c a Nutt. Tlic aquatic Carya, or Water liiUcr-nut Hickory.
IdenUflcation.Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl., 2. p. 222.
Synonyme. Jiigiuns aquàtica Mick.v. Arb. l . ‘p. 182.
Engravings. Michx. North Ainev. Sylva, t. 34. j and our/tgs. I42I. and 1422.
Spec. Chnr.,^ Leaflets, in a leaf', 9—II , narrowly ____
lanceolate, serrate.
Vciy similar to the leaves of /fórsica vulgàris Mill. ,; the lateral ones «sessile.
„»ooua,.
Frmt potliincled, ovate, with 4 nither prominent ridges at the seams of tlie
lm.sk. Nut broadly oval, angular, a little depressed at tiie sides, »-oughisli,
reddish. {Michx.) A middle-sized tieciduous tree. South Carolina to
Georgia, in swamps and rice fields. Height 40 ft. to 50 ft. Introduced
in 1800. Flowers greenish ; April. Fruit, with a green husk, enclosing a
reddish nut ; ripe in October.
The water bitter-nut hickory is a tree with rather slender hranches. Its
lea. es are 8 or 9 inches long, and of a beautiful green : tlicy arc composeil of 4
or 5 pairs of sessile leaflets, surmounted by a petiolated odd one. The Icaflet.s
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