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SYLVA AMERICANA. 



from an inch to an inch and a half, are pointed at the extremities, 

 of a cylindrical form, and of a yellowish color marked, at the 

 period of perfect maturity, with blackish or purple lines. The 

 shell is smooth and thin, though too hard to be broken by the 

 fingers : the kernel is full, and not being divided by ligneous 

 partitions, is easily extracted. These nuts which are of a very 

 sweet taste, form an object of petty commerce, between Upper 

 and Lower Louisiana. From New Orleans, they are exported 

 to the West Indies, and to the ports of the Atlantic States. 



The wood of the pacanenut is coarse-grained, and like the 

 other hickories, heavy and compact : it also possesses great 

 strength and durability ; but in these respects it is inferior to 

 many other species of this genus. Although it merits attention, 

 and by assiduous cultivation, it may be brought to a high degree of 

 perfection. 



Pignut Hickory. Juglans porcina. 



This tree is generally 

 known in the United States 

 by the name of Pignut and 

 Hognut Hickory, sometimes 

 of that of Broom Hickory. 

 The first of these names is 

 'most commonly in use ; the 

 others are known in some 

 districts of Pennsylvania. 

 Portsmouth, New Hampshire 

 may be Considered as limit- 

 ing towards the north, the 

 climate of this tree. A little 

 farther south it is abundant, 

 and in the Atlantic parts of 

 the Middle States, it helps to 

 form the mass of the forests. 

 In the Southern States, especially near the coast, it is less 

 common in the woods, being found on the borders of swamps 

 and in places which are wet without being absolutely marshy, or 



Fig. 1. 



PLATE XLII1. 

 A leaflet. Fig. 2. A nut without the husk. 

 Fig. 3. A nut with the Husk. 



