The Trees of Texas 47 



Bracts of the flower cluster 7 to 8 in length. 



Fruit globose, one-celled 1 S. Palmetto. 



Bracts of the flower cluster 2 to 2-% in length, 



fruit ofen 2-3 lobed with 2 or 3 seeds 2 S. Mexicana. 



1. Sabal Palmetto R. S. Cabbage Tree. Cabbage 

 Palmetto. A tree with maximum height of 30 to 40 and 

 diameter of 2 ; leaves 5 to 6 long and 7 to 8 broad, 

 dark green, divided into numerous narrow segments. The 

 leaf petiole is 6-7 in length. Flowers in axils of deciduous 

 bracts, full globose. 



Found in dry or wet situations from eastern North Caro- 

 lina to Florida and sometimes cultivated throughout the South 

 Atlantic States for ornament. 



2. Sabal Mexicana Mart. Palmetto. A tree reaching a 

 height of 30-50 feet with diameter of 2y 2 . Leaves 

 5-6 in length and 7 in diameter, lustrous yellowish green. 

 Fruit 2-3 lobed, ripening in the summer. Flowers in the axils 

 of persistent bracts. 



Rich bottom lands near the mouth of the Rio Grande and 

 southward. Frequently planted as an ornamental tree in 

 the cities along the Rio Grande. 



JUGLANDACEAE Lindley. Walnut Family. Large 

 aromatic trees with alternate, odd pinnate leaves. The flow- 

 ers are monoecious, the staminate borne in catkins, the pistil- 

 late solitary or in clusters at the ends of branches. Fruit a 

 nut borne inside a dry husk which is dehiscent or indehis- 

 cent. 



Husk indehiscent, nut with numerous rough pro- 

 jections or furrows 1. Juglans. 



Husk dehiscent into four segments, nut more or less 



angled but smooth 2. Hicoria. 



1. Juglans L. The Walnuts. Large aromatic trees with 

 alternate odd pinnate leaves, furrowed bark, and a rough, 

 sculptured nut which is produced inside a fibrous, indehiscent 

 husk. 



Leaflets 15-23; nut irregularly ridged and promi- 

 nently sculptured 1. J. Nigra. 



Leaflets 9-23; nut deeply grooved 2. J. rupestris. 



Leaflets 11-17; nut inconspicuously grooved 3. J. California. 



