CARYA ALBA, NUTT. 49 



in single, unbranched, green, stout, cylindrical, pendulous cat- 

 kins, 3-6 inches long ; perianth of 6 rounded lobes, stamens 

 numerous, filaments very short, anthers purple: fertile flowers 

 in the axils of the season's shoots, sessile, solitary or several 

 on a common peduncle ; calyx 4-toothed, with 4 small petals 

 at the sinuses ; stigmas 2, reddish-green. 



Fruit. Ripening in October at the ends of the branchlets, 

 single, or two or more together ; round, smooth, or somewhat 

 roughish with uneven surface, not viscid, dull green turning 

 to brown : husk not separating into sections : shell irregularly 

 furrowed : kernel edible. 



Horticultural Value.- Hardy in central and southern Xew 

 England; grows well in most situations, but in a deep rich 

 soil it forms a large and handsome tree. Eeadily obtainable 

 in western nurseries; transplants rather poorly, and collected 

 plants are of little value. Its leaves appear late and drop 

 early, and the fruit is often abundant. These disadvantages 

 make it objectionable in many cases. Grown from seed. 



Plate XXIII. Juglaxs nigra. 



1. Winter buds. 



2. Flowering branch. 



3. Sterile flower, front view. 



4. Sterile flower, back view. 



5. Fertile flower. 



6. Fruiting branch. 



Carya alba, Nutt. 



Hicoria ovata, Britton. 



Shagbark. Shagbark or Shellbark Hickory. Walnut. 



Habitat and Range. In various soils and situations, fertile 

 slopes, brooksides, rocky hills. 



Valley of the St. Lawrence. 



Maine, along or near the coast as far north as Harpswell 

 (Cumberland count}') ; New Hampshire, common as far 

 north as Lake Winnepesaukee ; Vermont, occasional along 

 the Connecticut to Windsor, rather common in the Champlain 



