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WOOD AND FOREST. 



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SnELLB.VIiK HiCKOEY. SlIAGBARK HiCKOKY. 



Hicoria ovala (]\Ii1lai') Britton. Can/a alha Nuttall. 



Hickory is shortened and latinized from Pawcohicora, the Indian name 

 for tlie liquor obtained from the kernels: ovata refers to oval nnt ; carya, 

 the Greek name for walnut. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best in lower Ohio val- 

 ley. 



Characteristics of the 



Tree: Height, 70'-90' 



and even 120' ; diameter, 



3'-3', even -±' ; straight, 



Habitat. colnmnar trunk; bark, 



dark gray, separates into 

 long, hard, plate-like 

 strips, which cling to 

 tree by middle, on yonng 

 trees very smooth and 

 close ; leaves, 8"-20" 

 long, comjionnd ."> or 

 (r) leaflets; nuts, glo- 

 bular, husk, four-valved, 

 sjilit easily, thin-shelled, 

 edible. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, reddish brown, 

 sap-wood whitish ; ring- 

 porous ; rings, clearly 

 marked; grain, straight; 

 i.eaf. rays, numerous, thin. 



