DICLtSIA AMENTACE^. JujIapS. V*7 



in Upper Louisiana. h . April, May. v. v. It is 

 generally known under the name o*^" Pecan or Illinois 

 Nul ; t.'ie taiit is small, with a ver)' thin shell, and a 

 delicious kernel. 

 4. J. foliolis subnovenis obovato-lanceolatis acuminatis ser- sulcata, 



ratis subtus pubescent ihns, impari subsessili basi atte- 

 nualo, fructibus subrolundis ^-carinatis, nuce subglo- 

 bosa le\ it<-r compressa Isevi longe mucronata. — IVil/d. 

 sp.pl.A. p 4.57- 

 ■ J. mucronata. Mirh.fl. amer. 2. p. I92. 

 J.lacinio^a, Mich. arb. \. p. igg. 

 Icon. Mich. arb. I. t.8. 



In fertile valleys of the Allegany mountains. Tp . April, 

 May. V. V. It is called Thick Shell-barh Hickory, 

 Springfeld or Glocesler Nut. The nuts ai e large and 

 fine ta-ted; the bark is torn lengthways in long 

 loose fragments, as in the following species. 

 ^, J. foliolis subseptenis longe petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis all>a, 



acuminatis argute serratis, subtus villosis, impari ses- 

 sili, amentis filiformibus glabris, fructibus depresso- 

 globo->is, nuce compressa obliqua. — Mich. Ji. amer. 2. 

 p lyj. Sp. pi 1415, 

 J. compressa. JFilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 458. Muhlb. in nov. 



act. sac. nat. scrut. berol. 3. p. oQO. 

 J. squamosa. Muh. arb. I. p. I90. 



Icon. Mich. arb. I. I 7. Pluk. aim. t. oOg.f. 2. Gccrt. 

 carp 2. t. Sy. sub J. compressa. Cntcsb. car. 1. t. 38. 

 In shady fertile forests : New England to Carolina, and 

 throughout the Allegany mountains. h . April, 

 May. V. V. This usetul tree is known by the name 

 of Shell-bark Hickory. Shag-bark and Scaly-bark Hic- 

 kory, on account ot its bark, which is torn in loose 

 fragments like the preceding: its nuts are white, with 

 a thin .shell and very sweet and large kernel. 

 €. J. foliolis subnovenis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis levi- iomenlosa, 

 ter .serratis subtus pubescentibus scabris, impari sub- 

 pctiolato, amentis tiliformibus longissimis tomentosis, 

 fructibus subglobosis laevibus, pericarpio crassissimo, 

 nuce subsex.angnlata putaraine crassa durissima. — 

 Mich.fl amer. 2. p. It)''. 

 J. alba. IVilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 457- 

 Icon. Mich. arb. ]. p. 180. t. 6. 



In fertile forests : New England to Virginia, and on the 

 Allegany mountains. Tj . April, May. *, v. This 



