. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 226 The Hickories the bract narrower; stamens 6, their anthers nearly sessile and yellow. The pistil- late flowers are oblong, somewhat 4-angled, yellowish scurfy. The fruit is clus- tered, oblong to oblong-cyUndric, to 6 cm. long, 4-angled, the husk thin, about mm. thick, 4-valved, dark brown, yellowish hairy, sphtting nearly to the base when ripe; the nut is ovoid to cylindric, round or but shghtly angular, shar
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 226 The Hickories the bract narrower; stamens 6, their anthers nearly sessile and yellow. The pistil- late flowers are oblong, somewhat 4-angled, yellowish scurfy. The fruit is clus- tered, oblong to oblong-cyUndric, to 6 cm. long, 4-angled, the husk thin, about mm. thick, 4-valved, dark brown, yellowish hairy, sphtting nearly to the base when ripe; the nut is ovoid to cylindric, round or but shghtly angular, sharp- pointed, rounded at the base, pften stalked, red-brown, thin-shelled, 2-celled by the thin astringent partition at the base; seed deUciously sweet, grooved, reddish brown. The wood is hard, rather brittle, rather weak, close-grained, light reddish brown; its specific gravity is about It is the least valued of hickory woods, but Uke all of them is very desirable for fuel. The tree is hardy as far north as Philadelphia. It is frequently planted in the south for ornament or shade, for which it is very desirable; also for its fruit. It is cultivated in a variety of forms, selected for the size of the nut, sweetness of its kernel, and thinness of the shell. The fruit is collected in large quantities and sold in all the markets of the north. Natural hybrids of this with Hicoria cordijormis, H. alba and H. laciniosa have been reported from several stations. 3. TEXAN PECAN — Hicoria texana (Le Conte) Britton Hickorea texana Le Conte. Carya texana C. de Candolle This is a tree of low grounds and river swamps, closely related to the ordinary Pecan, known only from Texas, where it reaches a maximum height of about 30 meters with a trunk di- ameter of 9 dm. though usually much smaller and sometimes bushy. The branches are somewhat spreading, forming a rounded tree. The bark is 12 to 18 mm. thick, ir- regularly fissured into close plates of a reddish brown color. The twigs are sl
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