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percma. 



obcordata. 

 ficiformis. 



equalica. 



tnyristicaifor- 

 mis. 



DICLINIA AMENTACE^. Juglans, 



is known under the name of Mocker Nut, White- 

 heart Hickory or Comvwn Hickory. The wood is ex- 

 cellent for mechanical purposes, and particularly es- 

 teemed as fire- wood ; but the nuts are very hard, with 

 but little kernel in them, 



7. J. foliolis subnovenis ovato-oblongis acuminatis argute 



serratis utrinque glabris, imparl breviter petiolato, 

 fructibus subglobosis, superne suturis prominulis, nuce 

 Isvi subglobosa mucronata, pu^amine fragili. — Mich. 

 arb. 1. p. 177. 

 In dry fertile woods : New England to Maryland, and 

 on the mountains. T^ . May. v. v. This is kimwn 

 by the name of Bitter Nut, IVhtte or Swamp Hicko- 

 ry. The nuts are small, the kernel biuer. 



8. J. foliolis subseptenis lanceolatis acuminatis serratis utrin- 



que glabris, in;pari subsessili, fructibus pyriformibus 

 vel globosis, nuce laevi durissima. — Mich. arb. 1. 

 p. 206. 

 a. J. fruclu globoso, nuce obcordata — Mich. arb. I. p. 206. 

 t Q.f. 3. iff 4. 



J. obcordata. JFilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 4.58. 

 /3. J. fructu turbinatOj nuce oblonga. — Mich. arb. 1. p. 20g. 

 t. Q.f. I. iff 2. 



J. glabra, mi/d. sp. pi 4. p. 458. 



In dry fertile forests : New England to Virginia. _ Tp . 

 May. V. V. It is known by the name of Pig or 

 Bog Nut, also Broom Hickory. The natives and inha- 

 bitants make brooms of it by slitting the very tough 

 wood into narrow slips, which finally form a very 

 good and durable broom. The nuts are very small 

 and extremely hard. 



9. J, foliolis subundenis angusto-lanceclatis acuminatis sub- 



serratis sessilibus, impari breviter pedicellato, fructi- 

 bus pedunculatis ovatis suturis 4. prominulis, nuce 

 subdepre.ssa rubiginosa tenera. — Alicli. arb. 1. p. 182. 



Icon. Mich. arb. 1. t. 5. 



In swamps and rice-fields : South Carolina and Georgia. 

 Ip . ^Jay. V. s. Miohaux calls it IFater Bitter- nut 

 Hickory. The fruit is extremely bitter. 

 10. J. foliolis quinls ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis serratis gla- 

 bris, impari subsessili, fructibus ovalibus rugoso-sca- 

 bris, nuce ovali brevi-acuminata sulcato-lineata duris- 

 sima. — Mich. arb. 1. p. 211. 



Icon. Mich. arb. 1. ^ 10. 



