446 JUGLANS CINEREA. 
parts of Carolina and Georgia, but that he has not 
met with it in the lower or level portions of the 
Southern States... It is variously. known by the 
names of Butternut, Oilnut and White Walnut. . 
»() The genus Juglans or Walnut appertains. to 
the Linnean class Monecia and order Polyan- 
dria. Its natural orders are Amentacee of Aitnay 
neus and Terebintacew of Jussieu. 
ov This genus has its’ barren iowaal in amenis 
with a sia-parted calya ; its fertile flowers with 
a four-cleft superior calya.; .a.four-parted corolla; 
two styles ; and a-coriaceous Pe: with a furrow- 
ed nut... rows! owt oici zebivih obyis 
The species cinerea ene its leafets numerous, 
se niinletasdeetitsn at hase, downy under- 
neath, serrate, . Fruit oblong-ovate with a termin- 
al projection; viscid and hairy ; nui oblong, acumi- 
mae with a rough, indented and ragged, surface. 
» The Jeaves of the Butternut tree when fully 
bisa are very. long, consisting of fifteen or seven- 
teen leafets, each of which is two or three. inches 
Jong, rounded at. base, , acuminate, finely serrate 
On dePAFe: sisi ai isnisd ol 20 
» The flowers, appear in, Ate. before ‘as “ates 
are expanded to. their. full size... The barren flow- 
ers hang in large aments from the sides of the 
last year’s shoots, near their extremities, The 
