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foliage is then of less consequence, and its ramification is 
generally beautiful. 
The Butternut, (J. cathartica ,) belongs to this section, and 
is chiefly esteemed for its fruit ; which abounds in oil, and is 
very rich and sweet. The foliage somewhat resembles that 
of the Black walnut, though the leaflets are smaller and nar- 
rower. The form of the nut, however, is strikingly different, 
being oblong, oval, and narrowed to a point at the extremity. 
Unlike the walnut, the husk is covered with a sticky gum, 
and the surface of the nut is much rougher than any other of 
the walnut genus. The bark of the butternut is gray, and 
the tops of old trees generally have a flattened appearance. 
It is frequently an uncouth, ill-shapen, and ugly tree in form, 
though occasionally, also, quite striking and picturesque. 
And it is well worthy of a place for the excellence of its 
fruit.* 
The Hickory Tree. Carya. 
Nat. Ord. Juglandacese. Lin. Syst. Moncecia, Polyandria. 
The hickories are fine and lofty North American trees, 
highly valuable for their wood, and the excellent fruit borne 
by some of the species. The timber is extremely elastic, and 
very heavy, possessing great strength and tenacity. It is not 
* Loudon errs greatly in his Arboretum, in supposing the butternut to be identi- 
cal with the Black walnut : no trees in the whole American forest are more 
easily distinguished at first sight. He also states the fruit to be rancid and of 
little value ; but no American lad of a dozen years will accord with him in this 
opinion. 
