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bitter, and is of no use except for making oil. The wood is greatly 

 inferior to most of the other kinds. 



Cart/a microcarpa (Balsam Hickory). Under favourable conditions 

 this species attains a height of from seventy to eighty feet, and is a 

 handsome well-furnished tree. The nuts are small, with very thick shells, 

 and the kernels have a pleasant flavour. The wood is pale, heavy, 

 compact, and strong, and is utilized to a considerable extent in America. 



Carija oliviformis (Pecan Nut). This is a handsome species which 

 grows to the height of sixty or seventy feet, and makes a more rapid - 

 growth than other kinds. The nuts, which are prodnced in great abun- 

 dance, are smaller than Walnuts, and have smooth and very hard shells, 

 the kernels being sweet and pleasant. They are largely used in America 

 for eating, and are an important article of commerce. The wood is 

 compact, heavy, cross-grained, and durable, and it possesses great strength 

 and elasticity. It is used extensively in America for furniture, imple 

 ments, and a variety of other purposes. 



Carya porcina (glabra) (Hog Nut). This species attains a height 

 of from seventy to eighty feet, and forms a stately tree. The nuts, which 

 are freely produced, have srrooth, thick, and very hard shells, the kernels 

 being sweet and pleasant, but somewhat difficult to extract. They are in 

 some parts of America extensively used for feeding swine, and hence the 

 common name of the nut. The wood is of a reddish colour, very hard 

 and tough, and extensively used in America by coachbuilders and for 

 making tool handles. 



Cart/a sulcata (Furrowed or Shagbark Hickory). This species thrives 

 best in land where there is always plenty of moisture, growing to the 

 height of seventy or eighty feet. The nuts have deeply indented or 

 furrowed shells, hence the common names, and the kernels have a pleasant 

 flavour. The wood is pale, tough, durable, and utilized for many 

 purposes. 



Car i/a tomentosa (Mocker Nut, White Heart Hickory). This species 

 grows seventy to eighty feet high, and prefers a somewhat drier soil to 

 most of the other kinds. The nuts, which are freely produced, are small, 

 nearly quadrangular in shape, and have very thick shells. The kernels 

 are sweet and well flavoured, and contain a large proportion of oil, but 

 they are not readily extracted from the shells owing to the strong 

 partitions inside. Owing to the existence of this peculiarity the name 

 Mocker Nut has originated. The wood is heavy, durable, and remarkable 

 for elasticity and strength. It is used to a large extent in America for 

 furniture, and by coach and implement makers. 



HIMALAYAN APPLE. 



This name has been given to the fruit of tfpondias mangifera, a 

 deciduous small tree from India, where it is found in the lower regions 

 .and ascending the Himalayas to the height of five thousand feet. It 

 belongs to the natural order Anacardiacea 3 . The fruit is about the size 

 of a medium-sized Lemon, and has a pleasant flavour somewhat similar to 



