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the side-branches are frequently the highest 

 parts of the tree. 



It thrives best on dry, rocky, or gravelly 

 places. In such situations I have seen it 

 give a peculiarly interesting appearance to 

 the landscape. The foliage is always of a 

 pale yellow tint. It changes to a fine golden 

 yellow in the fall. The finest Bartram speci- 

 men is about seventy-five feet high. 



For cultivation, &c. see No. 1. 



3. C. OLIV^FORMIS, Nuttal Leaflets nume- 

 rous, slightly falcate. Fruit, oblong, slightly 

 squared. Nut, olive-shaped, with a smooth, 

 thin shell, often marked with colored lines. 

 Peccan nut. Illinois hickory. 



Eesembles the bitter-nut in its habits and 

 manner of growth. In a passing glance, it - 

 might be taken for an ash ; both its trunk 

 and foliage favoring the impression. The 

 finest tree I have seen is at Bartram. It is 

 ninety-one feet high and five and a half feet 

 in circumference. It rarely perfects its fruit 

 in this region, but a young specimen at 

 Bartram often does so. 



It thrives well in similar situations to the 

 bitter-nut, and may be managed in the same 

 way. 



