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PRODUCTS OF THE FOREST AND WOOD LOT 



Hickory Nuts. (Figs. 252 and 253). One of the most popular 

 native nuts is the hickory nut. There are several recognized 

 species and varieties of this, but those most highly prized on the 

 market belong to the shellbark hickory, known as Carya alba, 

 and C. sulcata. The range of C. alba is from New England to 

 Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas, C. sulcata being more 

 limited than this. These are sometimes designated as the ' 'sweet 



FIG. 252. Commercial hickories. The wood of the shellbark hickory is very tough 

 and is manufactured into handles, agricultural implements, carriages, and wagons. The 

 hickory nuts of commerce are produced by this species. The^trees are native from Maine 

 to Florida, westward to Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota. (U. S. D. A.) 



hickory nuts/' in contrast to the others, which are slightly bitter. 

 The varieties differ from each other in size, thickness of shell, 

 time of maturing and climate in which they grow naturally. As 

 yet few of these are grown under cultivation, and then not on a 

 commercial scale. They are chiefly propagated by seeds. They 

 come rather true to type, and grafting or budding is yet seldom 

 used. 



