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and far above the axil. Leaves pinnately compound, alternate, 

 1-1^- feet long, viscid-pubescent throughout, at least when 

 young ; rachis enlarged at base 5 stipules none ; leaflets 9-17, 

 2-4 inches long, about half as wide, upper surface rough, yel- 

 lowish when unfolding in spring, becoming a dark green, 

 lighter beneath, yellow in autumn ; outline oblong-lanceolate, 

 serrate ; veins prominent beneath ; apex acute to acuminate ; 

 base obtuse to rounded, somewhat inequilateral, sessile, except 

 the terminal leaflet ; stipels none. 



Inflorescence. May. Appearing while the leaves are unfold- 

 ing, sterile and fertile flowers on the same tree, the sterile 

 from terminal or lateral buds of the preceding season, in 

 single, unbranched, stout, green, cylindrical, drooping catkins 

 3-6 inches long ; calyx irregular, mostly 6-lobed, borne on an 

 oblong scale ; corolla none ; stamens 8-12, with brown anthers : 

 fertile flowers sessile, solitary, or several on a common pedun- 

 cle from the season's shoots ; calyx hairy, 4-lobed, with 4 

 small petals at the sinuses ; styles 2, short ; stigmas 2, large, 

 feathery, diverging, rose red. 



Fruit. Ripening in October, one or several from the same 

 footstalk, about 3 inches long, oblong, pointed, green, downy, 

 and sticky at first, dark brown when dry : shells sculptured, 

 rough: kernel edible, sweet but oily. 



Horticultural Value. Hardy throughout New England; 

 grows in any well-drained soil, but prefers a deep, rich loam ; 

 seldom reaches its best under cultivation. Trees of the same 

 age are apt to vary in vigor and size, dead branches are likely 

 to appear early, and sound trees 8 or 10 inches in diameter 

 are seldom seen ; the foliage is thin, appears late and drops 

 early ; planted in private grounds chiefly for its fruit ; only 

 occasionally offered in nurseries, collected plants seldom suc- 

 cessful. Best grown from seed planted where the tree is to 

 stand, as is evident from many trees growing spontaneously. 



PLATE XXII. JUGLANS CINEREA. 



1. Winter buds. 4. Fertile flower. 



2. Flowering branch. 5. Fruit. 



3. Sterile flower, side view. 6. Leaf. 



