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MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. 
tomentose, the lateral ones sessile, the terminal petiolate. Fruit on short 
peduncles, ovate, nearly round. Pericarp and Nut both with prominent 
angles; shell of the nut thin, kernel very bitter. 
This tree is, I believe, exclusively confined to swamps. In the midst of 
forests it is easily overlooked and confounded with other species. But it is 
very frequently found on the margin of rivers hanging over the stream, and 
is then generally a crooked, stunted tree. 
Grows very abundantly along the Ogeechee River. 
Flowers April. 
7. Myristic^eformis. Mich. 
C. foliolis quinis, o- 
vato-lanceolatis, acu- 
minatis, serratis, glab- 
ris, impari sub-sessili; 
fructibus ovalibus, ru- 
goso-scabris;nuce ovali; 
brevi-acuminata, sulca- 
to-lineata, durissima. 
Leaflets 5, ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate, 
serrate, glabrous, the 
terminal one sessile; 
fruit oval, rugose, scab- 
rous, nut oval, slightly 
acuminate, furrowed, 
very hard. 
Pursh, 2. p. 638. Nutt. 2. p. 222. 
Icon. Mich. arb. for. 1. p. 211. 
Nothing is yet known of this species but what is contained in the very va- 
luable work of Michaux the younger, on the Forest Trees of North America. 
The specimens of the tree and nut which he obtained in Charleston, had 
been collected on Mr. Izard’s plantation near Goose Creek, and appear to 
be sufficiently distinct from the Pignut Hickory. Many searches have since 
been unsuccessfully made for this tree; and we only notice it to invite the 
further inquiries of those who feel an interest in our Botany. 
Flowers probably in April. 
ARUM. Gen. Pl. 1387. 
Spatha monophylla, 
cucullata. Spadix su- 
pra nudus, inferne foe- 
mineus, medio stamin- 
eus. Calyx et Co- 
rolla 0. Bacca 1 aut 
polysperma. 
Spathe one-leaved, 
cucullate. Spadix na- 
ked at the summit, 
bearing sterile florets 
in the middle, fertile 
beneath. Calyx and 
Corolla 0. Berry one 
or more seeded. 
