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sparse, its rough, gray limbs are scraggy, and its 

 figure lacks symmetry. It grows from 30 to 50 and 

 occasionally 100 feet high. In 

 the pasture lands among the 

 hills of New Hampshire it fre- 

 quently attains a tall, broad, 

 and imposing figure, which is 

 often unfortunately 

 marred by gaunt, dead 

 branches. 



The compound 

 leaves are composed of from 

 nine to seventeen leaflets, 

 which are rather un- 



evenly toothed and 

 fuzzy - stemmed ; the 

 base of the stem is 

 conspicuously horse- 

 hoof-shaped. In the early 

 part of the season the 

 !>r.ancMets are very fuzzy 

 and sticky. The fruit, 

 two to three inches 

 long, is at first 

 downy, green, and 

 sticky ; on being 

 bruised it stains the fingers a deep yellow 



The nut 



