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this tree with flaky bark, as the one by path to the 

 Country Club house. Dates of flowering: May 5, 

 1903; April 25, 1909; April 13, 1910. Example: 

 tree near Dr. Battle's office. 



31. Hicoria pallida Ashe. Pale Hickory. 



A scattered tree of upland woods in the Piedmont 

 section and of valleys in the coastal plain, with open 

 spreading crown and pale, delicate foliage; leaflets 

 5-7, narrow, the lower much smaller, covered below 

 with minute peltate scales which give them a silvery 

 appearance when young. The small, smooth buds 

 and the hull of the globular or ovate nut are conspicu- 

 ously yellow with minute granular scales. The deli- 

 cate foliage and widely spreading crown of this tree 

 make it one of the most decorative of all our hickor- 

 ies. Its shape is in strong contrast to the shaft-like 

 habit of most of the other species. In -Chapel Hill 

 it reaches a height of about 60 feet and a circum- 

 ference of 8 feet, 7 inches, two feet from the ground. 

 Dates of flowering: May 8, 1911; April 18, 1912; 

 April 25, 1916. Examples: tree on west side of 

 President's yard ; tree near the Law building. 



32. Hicoria alba (L.) Britton. White-heart Hickory. 



Our most common hickory, occurring plentifully 

 throughout the state, and highly valued for its strong, 

 tough wood. A tall, short-limbed tree with light, 

 ridged bark, and large, hairy, strong-scented leaves 

 that turn a beautiful yellow in the fall; -bud large 



