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in all new plantations of any extent. Its 

 branches have, in general, a gnarled and 

 twisted appearance, which in winter are ex 

 ceeded in picturesqueness only by the per 

 simmon, and, in some cases, by the sour-gum 

 and sassafras. When raised from infancy, 

 without being over-crowded, it is rather flat- 

 headed and spreading. It loves a sheltered 

 situation, and thrives best in a rich, rather 

 moist loam. The specimen at Bartram is 

 fifty feet high and three feet in circumfer 

 ence. 



It is raised from the nuts sown as soon as 

 ripe, or early in spring, in beds of rich loam, 

 in drills. They should be transplanted after 

 a season s growth. The younger they can 

 be planted where they are to remain the 

 better. 



2. C. AMARA, A^toZ. Leaflets ovate, smooth 

 on both sides. Fruit nearly round, rather 

 small; shell of the nut very thin; kernel bit 

 ter. Bitter-nut. 



With the exception of the peccan, this is 

 the loftiest looking one of the tribe. Its 

 branches all exhibit a desire to grow up 

 wards, and when the tree arrives at maturity, 



