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resembles that of the Black walnut, though the leaflets are 
smaller and narrower. 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 grey, 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. Juglandaceae. 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 much employed in architecture, as it is 
peculiarly liable to the attacks of worms, and decays 
quickly when exposed to moisture. But it is very exten- 
sively employed for all purposes requiring great elasticity 
and strength ; as for axletrees, screws, the wooden rings 
used upon the rigging of vessels, whip-handles, and axe- 
* Loudon .errs greatly in his Arboretum, in supposing the butternut to be 
identical 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 opin on. 
