76 THE TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



cessively bitter and astringent, not likely to be for- 

 gotten by any who liave eaten it. The timber is 

 inferior to that of the others. 



7. Water Bitter-Nut Hickory. (C. aquatica, 

 Nutt.) — This is 40 to 50 feet high, found only in the 

 swamps and river bottoms from North Carolina south- 

 ward. It is generally confounded with the preced- 

 ing, from which it can be distinguished at some dis- 

 tance by the more numerous (9 to 13) and more 

 slender leaflets, which are shaped very much like the 

 leaves of the Peach, though larger. Fruit with a 

 thin husk parted nearly to the base ; a nut with thin 

 shell and of a reddish color, and the kernels bitter 

 as in the preceding. The timber is rather inferior, 

 even to that of No. 6. 



WALNUTS.— 1. Black Walnut. (Juglans ni- 

 gra, Linn.) — This tree is well known throughout the 

 State by this name, and needs no particular descrip- 

 tion. With us it is 40 to 50 feet high; but in the 

 richer lands of the Western States it is often 70 feet, 

 with a diameter of 6 and 7. It is most abundant in 

 our Middle District. The timber is much used in 

 cabinet work, is of a dark brown color, strong and 

 tenacious, the grain fine and compact enough for 

 receiving a polish, and when well seasoned does not 

 warp and split. It is also exempt from attacks of 

 worms. The Nut is globular, and its kernel sweet 

 and agreeable to most persons, though inferior to the 

 European Walnut (J. regia.) The young fruit is 



