82 Bulletin 194 



THE HICKORIES 



The hickories are stately trees, quite generally distributed through- 

 out the United States. There are eight species, all peculiar to America, 

 several of which produce edible nuts. Among the latter are the shell- 

 bark hickory in the north and the pecan in the south. 



The flowers, arranged in catkins of the two kinds, appear in late 

 spring after the unfolding of the leaves. 



The wood of all these trees is heavy, tough and durable. It is 

 used for axe handles, agricultural implements, and in places where 

 strength and elasticity are required it is almost unrivaled. 



The hickories frequently but erroneously are termed "walnuts" 

 in the popular language of New England. The true walnuts, of which 

 the butternut and black walnut are the American representatives, dififer 

 from the hickories, although they are closely related. 



