46 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. 



2. H. ovATA (Mill) Britt. Scaly-bark Hickory. A large tree 

 with bark scaling off in long plates, young twigs and leaves downy, 

 becoming smooth with age ; leaflets 5, the lower ones oblong-lanceo- 

 late, the upper one longer and obovate, acuminate at the apex, 

 narrowed to the sessile base ; inner bud scales becoming large and 

 conspicuous ; staminate aments in 3's ; fruit globose, exocarp thick, 

 splitting into 4 sections, nut white, compressed, 4-angled, pointed, 

 thin-shelled. March-April. On rich soil. More common in the 

 northern section. AVood strong and elastic, but not durable when 

 exposed. 



3. H. GLABRA (Mill) Britt. Pig-nut Hickory. A large tree 

 with close, rough bark ; young twigs and leaves nearly glabrous ; 

 leaflets 5-7, usually 7, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, 3-0 in. 

 long ; staminate aments in 3's ; fruit oval to pear-shaped, exocarp 

 thin, splitting to aV)out the middle ; nut brown, angled, thick-shelled, 

 kernel at first sweet, the after-taste bitter. JNIarch-April. Co'mmon 

 on rich soil. Wood very strong and elastic. Used largely for han- 

 dles of tools. Six other species of hickory are more or less common 

 throughout the South. 



22. MYRICACEJE. BAY-BERRY FAMILY. 



Shrubs with alternate, simple, resinous-dotted leaves ; 

 moncEcious or dioecious ; fliowers in short, bracted aments, 

 perianth none ; staminate flowers 2-10, stamens inserted on 

 the receptacle ; pistillate flowers surrounded by 2-6 scales, 

 ovary 1-celled, style short, stigmas 2. 



MYRICA. 



Shrubs or small trees with the branches clustered c^t the 

 end of the growth of the previous season ; leaves short- 

 petioled, entire, lobed or dentate, the margin usually revo- 

 lute, without stipules ; perianth none ; staminate flowers in 

 oblong or cylindrical aments, stamens 2-10, with the fila- 

 ments united below ; pistillate flowers surrounded by a cup 

 of 2-6 scales, ovary solitary, becoming a 1-celled, globose 

 drupe or nut, often covered with waxy grains. Whole plant 

 usually fragrant. 



M. CERiFKHA L. ^VAXBERRY. A Spreading shrub or small tree; 

 young branches pubescent ; leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 



