Handbook of Teeies of the !N"obtheejnt States and CAi^ADA. 67 



A forest tree attaining tlie lieiglit of 80 or 

 100 ft., with sliapely tiuiil< 2-3 ft. in diametei', 

 vested in a rougli gvay baric wliieh exfoliates iu 

 narrow plates. W lien isolated from other 

 trees it de\elops a full rounded or oblong top 

 of upright and spreading topmost and lateral 

 branches and lowermost pendulous. It in- 

 habits mainly well drained slopes and liill- 

 sides in company with the I'ig-nut and Shag- 

 bark Hickories, various Oaks, the Red Cedar, 

 Dogwood, Sassafras, etc. 



The wood is firm, strong and tougli and is 

 used in the manufacture of agricultural im- 

 plements, tool-handles, etc., and makes ex- 

 cellent fuel. 2 The nuts are sweet and of de- 

 licious flavor but too small to be of commercial 

 importance. 



Leaves 8-12 or l."i in. lon'x. i;labfous, with ■'')-T 

 sessile leaflets mostly .'tn in. lon^', ovate-Ianceolatc 

 to oblon,?, serrate, acuminate at apex ; winter buds 

 with (vS scales, the innermost accrescent. FJoKerf; 

 in .May : staminate aments glabrous, middel lobe 

 rit calyx erjnallinft- or somewhat Ion.g'er than the 

 lai<-TLil ones. Fi'u'rt (ripe in September) snbglo- 

 itosc or i;Intiose-oblong', less than 1 in. in length, 

 with thin husk splitting to the base : nut subglo- 

 hcsc, sliglitly compressed with thin shell and 

 sweet seed. 



1. Syn. Canja uilcrocai'ija Xutt. IJiroi'ia iy?a6r(,' 

 car. odorata Sarg. 

 •J. A. W., IV, Ot 





