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tree, with the same range as the foregoing ; common, especially in 

 the South. 



3. PIGNUT HICKORY (Hicoria glabra) (brown hickory, black hickory, 



switch-bud hickory) : Medium- to large-sized tree, abundant. All 

 eastern United States. 



4. BITTER NUT HICKORY (Hicoria minima) (swamp hickory) : A medium- 



sized tree, favoring wet localities, with the same range as the 

 preceding. 



5. PECAN (Hicoria pecan) (Illinois nut) : A large tree, very common 



in the fertile bottoms of the western streams. Indiana to 

 Nebraska and southward to Louisiana and Texas. 

 HOLLY. 



HOLLY (Ilex opaca) : Wood of medium weight, hard, strong, tough, of 

 fine texture and white color ; works and stands well. Used for 

 cabinetwork and turnery. A small tree. Most abundant in the 

 lower Mississippi valley Gulf States, but occurring eastward to 

 Massachusetts and north to Indiana. 



HORSE-CHESTNUT. (See BUCKEYE.) 



IRONWOOD. (See BLUE BEECH.) 



LOCUST. This- name applies to both of the following : 



1. BLACK LOCUST (Robinia pseudacacia) (yellow locust) : Wood very 



heavy, hard, strong, and tough, of coarse texture, very durable in 

 contact with the soil, shrinks considerably and suffers in season- 

 ing ; the very narrow sapwood yellowish, the heartwood brown, 

 with shades of red and green. Used for wagon hubs, tree nails 

 or pins, but especially for ties, posts, etc. Abroad it is much used 

 for furniture and farm implements and also in turnery. Small- 

 to medium-sized tree. At home in the Alleghenies; extensively 

 planted, especially in the West. 



2. HONEY LOCUST (Gleditachia triacanthos) (sweet locust, three-thorned 



acacia) : Wood heavy, hard, strong, tough, of coarse texture, sus- 

 ceptible of a good polish, the narrow sapwood yellow, the heart- 

 wood brownish red. So far, but little appreciated except for 

 fencing and fuel ; used to some extent for wagon hubs and in 



