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SYLVA AMERICANA. 



Thick Shellbark Hickory. Juglans laciniosa. 



PLATE XL. 

 Fig. 1. A leaflet. Fig. 2. A section of the husk 

 Fig. 3. A nut. 



This species bears a 

 striking analogy to the shell- 

 bark hickory, and is fre- 

 quently confounded with it 

 by the inhabitants of the 

 Western Country : some of 

 them distinguish it by the 

 name of Thick Shellbark 

 Hickory, which should be 

 preserved as its appropriate 

 denomination. East of the 

 Alleghanies this tree is rare, 

 and is found only in a few 

 places ; it grows on the 

 banks of the Schuylkill, and 

 in the vicinity of Springfield, 

 in Pennsylvania, where its 

 fruit is called Springfield nut. 

 It is also found in the county of Gloucester in Virginia, under the 

 name of Gloucester Walnut. It abounds on the banks of the 

 Ohio and the rivers which empty into it. 



It grows to the height of 80 feet and its ample head is 



supported by a straight trunk, in diameter, proportioned to its 



elevation. The bark exhibits the same singular arrangement 



with that of the shellbark hickory : it is divided into strips from 



one to three feet long, which are warped outwards at the end, 



and attached only in the middle. They fall and are succeeded 



by others similarly disposed. It is only observable that in this 



species the plates are narrower, more numerous, and of a lighter 



color. The outer scales of the buds do not adhere entirely to 



the inner ones, but retire as in the shellbark hickory. The 



leaves also, which vary in length from eight to twenty inches, 



observe the same process in unfolding, and are similar in size, 



configuration and texture ; but they differ in being composed of 



