64 CONVERSATIONS ON THE 



thirty years, and have as yet yielded no nius. 

 The wood is heavy and tough, but not as good 

 as that of our common hickory, and therefore 

 it is not much used. But before I go any 

 further, boys, I must tell you the right names 

 of all the different kinds of hickories. Tell 

 me again the names of the four kinds you 

 know of." 



" The kisky thomas, the shelbark, the pig- 

 nut, and the hickory." 



" Well, now, tell me what sort of a nut is 

 the kisky thomas." 



" Oh, it is the nicest and sweetest kind, Uncle 

 Philip ; not very large, flat at the sides, and 

 the shell is thicker than the pignut, but thin 

 ner than the shelbark." 



" Show me one of the trees, and tell me if 

 you discover any thing remarkable in the 

 bark." 



" Oh yes. Uncle Philip, it is very rough, 

 and seems to be cut up into long narrow slips, 

 that bend outward at the ends, and stick to 

 the tree only in the middle." 



" What sort of a husk has it ?" 



" Look, Uncle Philip, here is one of them ; 

 it is not ripe yet, you see. " 



" Well, now, boys, you observe that the nut 



