VI 



WALNUTS AND HICKOBIES 



Let us visit the walnuts and hickories in nut- 

 ting time, when the woodlands are ablaze with 

 their gorgeous autumn coloring. Keep your 

 eyes open for bright yellow tree tops, standing 

 in the ranks of the tallest. These are pretty 

 sure to belong to the nut trees. 



We shall have no difficulty in telling the wal- 

 nuts and hickories apart, for though they are 

 very close kin, they are widely different in many 

 ways. Indeed, we may recognize the trees as 

 far as eye can reach. Let us see. Yonder is 

 a shining mass of yellow foliage. It belongs to 

 a tree which seems to tower straight and tall 

 among its neighbors, the branches being massed 

 and flattened at the top. It is a hickory nut 

 tree. Away to the right is another gleam of 

 yellow. It is a deeper tint, and the outline of 

 the branches is wide and spreading. We feel 

 sure« that its lower limbs must be within easy 

 reaching distance. And we know that this tree 

 is a walnut. Set out by itself the walnut be- 

 comes a very prince and rivals the noble oak 



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