. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE SUMACH, WALNUTS, HICKORIES, ETC. 231 The brownisli-wliite wood is exceedingly tough and hard, and is much used in the manufacture of carriages, agricultural implements, axe handles, and farm wagons. The handsome, clear green foliage and the symmetrical proportions of the shagbark hickory make it an impressive tree of exceptional beauty. There is a most stately and picturesque tree, over 50 feet high, on the land of Mr. Augustus Fowler, at Danvers, Mass. BigSheUbark. The big shellbark differs from the foregoing spccies in the fol- Hico
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE SUMACH, WALNUTS, HICKORIES, ETC. 231 The brownisli-wliite wood is exceedingly tough and hard, and is much used in the manufacture of carriages, agricultural implements, axe handles, and farm wagons. The handsome, clear green foliage and the symmetrical proportions of the shagbark hickory make it an impressive tree of exceptional beauty. There is a most stately and picturesque tree, over 50 feet high, on the land of Mr. Augustus Fowler, at Danvers, Mass. BigSheUbark. The big shellbark differs from the foregoing spccies in the fol- Hicoria ladniosa. lowing particulars There are usually seven leaflets (sometimes there are nine) which are more downy and of a bronze- green hue beneath ; above, they seem to me to be a deeper green. The young branchlets are somewhat orange-colored. The nut is much larger (from an inch and a quarter to nearly two inches long), and it is usually pointed at both ends. The strips of bark are narrower. This hickory is rather rare and lo- cal, and extends from Bucks Coun- ty, Pa., and central I^ew York westward to Missouri and Indian Territory,. Big Shellbark, a leaflet: nut showing sharp point at the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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