244 TREES OF MINNESOTA. 
Plate 17. Hicoria minima. Bitternut Hickory. 
1. Flowering branch, one-half natural size. 2. Staminate flower, en- 
larged. 3. J,ongitudinal section of pistillate flower, enlarged. 4. Fruiting 
branch, one-half natural size. 5. Cross section of nut, one-half natural 
size. 6. Longitudinal section of nut, one-half natural size. 7, Winter 
branchlet, one-half natural size. 
