PLATE XLII. BITTER NUT HICKORY. 



1. Branch with immature leaves and flowers, x J. 



2. Branch with a mature leaf and fruit, x J. 



3. A fruit with husk partly opened, x i. 



4. A nut with husk removed, x |. 



5. Longitudinal section of nut, x i. 



6. A winter branch, x J. 



7. Section of winter branch showing superposed buds, slightly enlarged. 



8. Section of winter branch showing superposed buds and leaf-scar, slightly enlarged. 



9. A leaf -scar with bundle-scars, enlarged. 



