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DECIDUOUS TREES 
A HICKORY TREK IN THE GROUNDS OF 8YLYANU8 PURDY, ESQ., RYE, N. Y. 
THE HICKORY. Cary a. 
The great difficulty of transplanting the hickory, in consequence 
of its remarkable tap-root, which “strikes for the centre” with a 
vigor and singleness of purpose peculiar to it, has made the family 
less popular for home or street embellishment than it deserves to 
be. The young trees have scarcely any surface roots that enable 
them to take a new hold in the soil quickly, like elms and maples, 
when they are transplanted. 
The hickories are noble in their expression in every stage of 
