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* * Epicarp p'iii!i/ 4-valvcd : seed thin : bark tiot scalij. 



4. C. tomentosa, Nutt. (Hickouy.) Leaflets 7-9 (mostly 7), large, 

 oblonii^-obovatc, aciiie, pubescent beneath ; sterile amcnts tomentosc ; fniit lar{je, 

 globose; epicarp thick, coriaceous, parted nearly to the base; nut thick-shelled, 

 oval, somewhat 6-anglc(l. — Rich soil, Florida, and northward. March and 

 April. — A large tree with rough bark. 



5. C. glabra, Torr. (Pig-nut.) Leaflets 5-7 (mostly 7), ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acuniiiiatc, smooth ; fruit obovatc, obcordate, or pear-shaped ; ejjicarp thin, 

 parted to the middle, coriaceous ; nut tliick-shclled, sometimes an;;led. (C. por- 

 cina, Xutt.) — Woods, Florida, uud northward. March and April. — A large 

 tree with smoothish bark. 



6. C. microcarpa, Nutt. Leaflets .5 - 7, oblong-lanceolate, smooth, glan- 

 dular beneath, acuminate ; aments smooth ; fruit roundish ; epicarp thin ; nut 

 thin-shelled, slightly 4-angled. — Mountains of North Carolina, and northward. 

 April and May. — A large tree. Fruit |' in diameter. 



7. C. myristicaeformis, Michx. " Leaflets .5, ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, smooth, the terminal one sessile ; fruit oval, rugose, rough ; nut oval, 

 slightly acuminate, furrowed, very hard." — South Carolina, at Goose Creek, 

 Michaiix. Berkeley District, Ravenel. Nuts resembling nutmegs. 



8. C. amara, Nutt. (Bitter-nut.) Leaflets 9-11, oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, smoothish ; fruit globular ; cjiicarp thin, parted to the middle ; nut thin- 

 shelled, obcordate; seed much wrinkled. — Low ground, Florida, and north- 

 ward. March and April. — A tree of moderate dimensions, with smooth bark, 

 and very bitter and astringent seeds. 



9. C. aquatica, Nutt. Leaflets 9 - 1,3, lanceolate, acuminate, slightly ser- 

 rate, smooth ; fruit roundish, 4-ribbed ; epicarp thin, 4-parted to the base ; nut 

 compressed, thin-shelled, 4-angled; seed much wrinkled. — River-swamps, Flor- 

 ida to South Carolina. March and April. — A small tree with rough bark. 

 Seeds verv bitter and astrinsrent. 



2. JTJGLANS, L. Walnut. Butternut. 



Sterile aments lateral, solitary. Calyx 5 - 6-parted. Stamens numerous. 

 Fertile flowers terminal. Calyx 4-cleft. Petals 4, minute. Stigmas 2, long, 

 recurved. Fruit oblong or globose. Epicarp indehiscent. Nut incompletely 

 4-ceIled, furrowed or sculptured. — Trees with naked buds. Leaflets jerrate. 



1. J. nigra, L. (Black Walnut.) Leaflets 11-21, ovate-lanceolate, 

 pubescent beneath, acuminate, slightly cordate at the base, or oblique ; frait 

 globose, rough-dotted ; nut furrowed. — Rich woods, Florida, and northward. 

 March and April. — A tree 30° -50° high. 



2. J. cinerea, L. (Butternut.) Leaflets 15-19, ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 rounded at the base, pubescent ; the petioles, fruit, &c. viscid ; fruit oblong ; nut 

 deeply sculptured, acute. — Rocky woods iii the upper districts. Maixh and 

 April. —A tree ao° - 40° high. 



