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4. C. PORCINA, Nuttal. Leaflets about 

 seven. Fruit pear-shaped, outer shell thin. 

 Nut smooth, slightly compressed, often 

 slightly cordate, hard and smooth. Pig-nut. 

 This is generally a much smaller tree than 

 the others, and is less picturesque than the 

 shellbark. It thrives best in rather moist 

 situations, and may be propagated as No. 1. 



The finest Bartram specimen is fifty feet 

 high by three feet in circumference. 



5. C. TOMENTOSA, Nuttal. Leaves mostly 

 seven. Young leaflets, petioles, and shoots 

 downy. Fruit oval. Nut large, somewhat 

 6-angled, thick shelled. Mocker nut. Hick 

 ory. This is a well-known tree, but is rapidly 

 disappearing with the forests. I might note 

 many fine specimens in the vicinity, but 

 which, possibly, before this work went to 

 press, might meet the woodman s axe.* A 

 fine specimen exists on the grounds at Spring- 



* A remarkable specimen exists in a wood belonging 

 to Miss Ann Bartram, at Kingsessing. I believe it never 

 bears fruit, which may account for its size. One hun 

 dred dollars were offered for it as a &quot;liberty-pole&quot; at the 

 election of Gen. Jackson, which the good lady s political 

 principles led her to decline. 



