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No. 17] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS 12 
HICORIA Raf. Hickory. 
Hicoria pecan (Marsh) Britton (Carya olivaeformis Nutt.) 
Pecan. 
Common in the Mississippi Delta and the loess bluffs. 
Greenwood. Yazoo Co.; Warren Co. 
Carya laciniosa (Michx. F.) Lond. King Nut. 
River bottoms (A. B. Hurt). 
Geol. Survey Herb. 
Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britton (Carya alba Nutt.) Sealy Bark. 
Common in northern part of the state. Mostly on low- 
lands. Lafayette Co.; New Albany; Pontotoe. 
Hicoria alba Gritton. (Carya tomentosa Nutt.) Mockernut. 
Oceurs throughout the state. Rare in southern pine belt. 
Hicoria glabra (Mill.) Britton. (Carya porcina Nutt.) Pig Nut 
Hickory. 
Lowlands throughout the state. Tishomingo Co.; Hinds 
Co.; Amite Co. April. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
Allison Herb. 
Hicoria myristicaeformis (Michx.) )Britton. (Carya myris- 
ticaeformis Nutt.) 
Rather rare. Most common in the loess bluffs. Yazoo Co. 
Hicoria minima Britton. (Carpa amara Nutt.) Bitternut. 
Sparingly over the northern half of the state, on low 
ground. . ; 
Hicoria pallida (Carya pallida) 
Not common; mostly on rich uplands. Taylor. 
Geol. Survey Herb. 
Hicoria aquatica Britton. (Carya aquatica Nutt.) Water 
Hickory. 
Low swamps and overflow lands of the Mississippi and its 
larger tributaries. Lafayette Co.; Holmes Co.; West Point. 
May. 
