. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1421. C. aqu&tica. 1422. C. aqufttica. to be eatable. This species appears to require a great deal of warmth and moisture. The wood is light, weak, and very far inferior to every other kind of hickory. H 4. C. TOMENTo'sA Nuit. The tomentose Carya, or Mocker-nut Hickory. Identificatio
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1421. C. aqu&tica. 1422. C. aqufttica. to be eatable. This species appears to require a great deal of warmth and moisture. The wood is light, weak, and very far inferior to every other kind of hickory. H 4. C. TOMENTo'sA Nuit. The tomentose Carya, or Mocker-nut Hickory. Identification. Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. PI., 2. p. 221. Synonymes. Jilglans Mba Lin. Sp. PI. ;), according to Wiltd. Sp. Ft., in Pursh's Flora tliis is referred to J. &lba Michx. Fl. Bor. Amcr., C. Slba Nutt.; J. &iba Mill. Diet. No. 4.: .7. tomentdsa Michx. Fl, Bor. Amer. 2. p. 192.; White-heart Hickory, common Hickory, Amer.; Noyer dur, Illinois. Engravings. Michx. Arb., 1. t. 6. ; North Amer. Sylya, 1. t. 35.; and OMvfig. 1423. Spec. Char,, Sfc. Petiole downy beneath. Leaflets, in a leaf, 7—9; oboyate- lanceolate, serrate with shallow teeth; downy and rough beneath j lateral ones sessile. Cat- ^ kin very tomen- " ''' tose. Fruit, on some trees, glo- bose, with de- pressions in the husk at the su- tures ; on other trees, oblong, with angles at the sutures. Nut with 4—6 angles. in Its transverse outline, having a short and capi- tate beak at the tip. Shell some- what channeled. (Michx.) A large deciduous tree. New Eng- land to Virginia, and on the Al- leghany Moun- tains, in forests where the soil is fertile. Height 50 ft. to 60 ft. Intro- duced in ? 1766. Flowers pale rose-coloured; May. Fruit with a green huks, enclosing a brownish nut; ripe in November. 1423. C. 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 res
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