TREES HAVING COMPOUND LEAVES 89 
41. The Pecan. We usually think of the pecan nut 
as different from the hickory, yet they belong to the 
same family. The pecan hickory is a southern tree 
which delights in the warm climate south of the Ohio 
Black Walnut Butternut 
Fie. 100 
River, and in Texas is found as a grand forest giant 
one hundred and fifty feet high, producing an enor- 
mous crop of the sweetest and most delicately flavored 
nuts. The leaf has nine leaflets and occasionally as 
many as fifteen. 
