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DECIDUOUS TREES. 





THE HICKORY. Carya. 



The great difficulty of transplanting the hickory, in consequence 

 of its remarkable tap-root, which "strikes for the centre" with a 

 vigor and singleness of purpose peculiar to it, has made the family 

 less popular for home or street embellishment than it deserves to 

 be. The young trees have scarcely any surface roots that enable 

 them to take a new hold in the soil quickly, like elms and maples, 

 when they are transplanted. 



The hickories are noble in their expression in every stage of 



