FOR VICTORIAN INDUSTRIAL CULUURE. 



Carya alba, Nuttall * 



The Shellbark-Hickory. A deciduous tree, 90 feet high, 

 which delights in rich forest soil; a native of North America. 

 Wood strong, elastic, and tenacious, but not very durable. 

 Yields the main supply of hickory nuts. All the hickories 

 are extensively used in North America for hoops. 



Carya amara, Nuttall. 



The Bitternut Tree or Swamp Hickory. A tree, 80 feet 

 high, in swampy grounds of North America. Wood less 

 valuable than that of other hickories. 



Carya glabra, Torrey.* (Carya porcina, Nuttall). 



The Hognut Tree. A tree, 80 feet high, in forest-land of 

 North America. Wood very tough; the heart-wood reddish 

 or dark-coloured; much used for axletrees and axehandles. 



Carya microcarpa, Nuttall. 



The Balsam Hickory. North America. A fine lofty tree, 

 attaining a height of 80 feet, and a stem of two feet in 

 diameter. The wood is white and tough, and possessed of 

 most of the good qualities of C. tomentosa, to which this 

 species is also in other respects allied. The nut is of a 

 pleasant taste, but small. (Nuttall.) 



Carya oliviformis, Nuttall. 



The Pecan Nut-tree of North America. A handsome lofty 

 tree up to 70 feet high, with a straight trunk. Its wood is 

 coarse-grained, heavy and compact, possessing great strength 

 and durability. The nuts, which are usually abundant, 

 are from an inch to an inch and a- half long, and are the most 

 delicious of all walnuts; they form an object of commerce 

 in the Southern States. Although the wood of all the 

 hickories is not adapted for building purposes, as it is easily 

 attacked by insects, and soon decays if exposed to the 

 weather, yet its great strength and elasticity render it 

 extremely useful for implements, articles of furniture, hoops, 

 and many minor uses, besides supplying locally the very best 

 of fuel. Hickories, even when very young, do not well bear 

 transplantation, except perhaps C. amara. C. alba and C. 

 glabra would be particularly recommendable for the sake of 

 their timber and C. oliviformis on account of its fruit. The 

 bark of all the hickories contains yellow dye principles; by 

 addition of copperas an olive colour is produced, by addition 

 of alum a green colour. 



Carya sulcata, Nuttall.* 



The Furrowed Hickory and Shellbark Hickory of some 

 districts; also Shagbark Hickory. A tree, 80 feet high, in 



