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markets are the product of this tree ; they are much esteemed 
in every part of the Union, and are exported in considerable 
quantities to Europe. Among many of the descendants of 
the original Dutch settlers of New-York and New-Jersey, 
the fruit is commonly known by the appellation of the 
Kisky-tom nut * 
The Pecan-nut, ( Pacainer of the French,) (C. olivcefor- 
mis ,) is found only in the western states. It abounds on 
the Missouri, Arkansas, Wabash, and Illinois Rivers ; and a 
portion of the Ohio : Michaux states that there is a swamp of 
800 acres on the right bank of the Ohio, opposite the Cum- 
berland river, entirely covered with it. It is a handsome, 
stately tree, about 60 or 70 feet in height, with leaves a foot 
or eighteen inches long, composed of six or seven pairs of 
leaflets much narrower than those of our hickories. The 
nuts are contained in a thin, somewhat four-sided husk ; they 
are about an inch or an inch and a half long, smooth, cylin- 
drical, and thin-shelled. The kernel is not, like most of the 
hickories, divided by partitions, and it has a very delicate and 
agreeable flavour. They form an object of petty commerce 
between Upper and Lower Louisiana. From New-Orleans, 
they are exported to the West Indies, and to the ports of the 
United States.! 
Besides these two most valuable species, our forests pro- 
duce the Pignut hickory, ( C . . jporcina ,) a lofty tree, with five 
to seven pairs of leaflets, so called from the comparative 
worthlessness of its fruit ; which is very thick-shelled, and 
generally is left on the ground for the swine, squirrels, etc., to 
* In some parts, pleasant social parties which meet at stated times during the 
winter season, are called Kisky-toms, from the regular appearance of these nuts 
among the refreshments of the evening. 
+ N. A. Sylva, 1. 168. 
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