JUGLANDACEAE 



(or hull) thickish and spongy, (sometimes oblong-ovoid, with a thinner epicarp,) 



greenish-yellow when mature. 



Hob. Rich woods ; fence-rows, Ac. : frequent. Fl. May. Fr. October. 



Obs. The wood of this noble tree, when fully grown, is dense and 

 fine-grained, of a reddish-brown with darker shades ; and for beauty, 

 and value, rivals the celebrated Mahogany, in articles of furniture. 

 The seeds, though somewhat oily, are eatable, and generally esteemed* 



371. CA'RYA, Nuttall. 



[Greek, Karya, an ancient name for the Walnut] 



STAM. FL. Aments mostly in threes, slender, lateral, from buds 

 with leaves. Calyx scale-like, 2- or 3-parted, adnate to an entire 

 1 -flowered bract. Stamens 3 to 6; anthers subsessile, hairy. PIS- 

 TILLATE FL. terminal, in small clusters. Calyx 4-cleft ; petals none. 

 Stigmas sessile, discoid, 4-lobed. Fruit drupaceous,^the epicarp 

 coriaceous, or finally subiigneous, opening more or less completely 

 by 4 valves ; nut bony, smooth, usually somewhat 4-angled. Juice 

 watery, or often sweetish and syrup-like ; pith continuous ; young 

 branches tough and pliable ; leaflets acuminate ; pubescence stellate. 



f Valves of (he hull completely separating ; seed large and sweet. 



1. C. :ill>a. NutL Leaflets mostly 5, obovate-lanceolate, sharply 

 serrate; aments smoothish ; fruit depressed-globose; nut compressed, 

 broad-oval, 4-angled, whitish and thin-shelled. 



WHITE CARTA. Shell-bark, or Shag-bark Hickory. 



Stem 60 to 80 feet high, the outer bark exfoliating in long rigid scales or plates, 

 which generally adhere in the middle, while one or both ends are elevated, making 

 the surface very rugged and shaggy. Leaflets 3 or 4 to 6 or 8 inches long, the 

 terminal one usually largest, and the lower pair much smaller. Aments at the 

 base of the young growth, 2 to 4 inches long, triple or 3-parted on a common 

 peduncle, pendulous, with a linear-lanceolate bract at the base of each lateral 

 ament; stamens mostly 4. Pistillate flowers mostly 2 or 3 together, sessile on a 

 common peduncle. Fruit somewhat umbilicate at both ends, sulcate along the 

 sutures of the valves ; epicarp thick and subcarnosely coriaceous ; nut about an 

 inch long, the shell thin and frangible. 

 Hob. Low grounds ; along streams : frequent. Fl. May. Fr. Octo. 



Obs. The nuts of this tree are well known, and highly esteemed. 

 There are some varieties, with the bark less shaggy, the fruit with 

 a thinner epicarp, the nut with a thicker shell, and a kernel, or 

 seed, of inferior quality. The whole genus is believed to be peculiar 

 to this continent, and is celebrated for affording a superior quality 

 of fire- wood. 



f f Valves of the hull partially separating, *;Seed small, but edible, 



2. C. toineiitosa, Nutt. Leaflets mostly 7, oblong-lanceolate, 

 slightly serrate ; aments tomentose ; fruit oval ; nut rather large, 

 somewhat 6-angled, pale brown and thick-shelled* 



TOMENTOSE CAKYA. White-heart Hickory. Mocker-nut. 



Stem 60 to 80 feet or more in height, the bark with the fibres interlocked and 

 not exfoliating. Leaflets 4 to 8 inches long, roughish-pubescent beneath, and 

 sprinkled with dark-purple particles among the stellate pubescence. \Aments 4 to 

 6 inches long. Pistillate flowers mostly iu pairs, sessile on a short thick bracteate 



