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Juglans nigra. Black Walnut. Eastern United States. This tree occurs in the Atlantic States, but attains its greatest perfection and abundance in the valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi. It has been ao much in request for the timber that it is much less common than formerly The wood is used for the inside finish of houses, for cabioet work. for gun stocks, and many other purposes. It prnduces a not much like the English walnut, but of stronger oily flavor. They are greatly relished by many persona.
J. cinerea. Butternut: White Walnut. Eastern United States. This is more limited in range than the preceding. In Pennsylvania, New York, and New England, it proba bly attains its greatest perfection. It is a smaller tree than the Black Walnut. It is also found in the Western States. The wood is or a light-brown color, fine-grained, and easily worked. Although less valuable than the Black Walnut, the wo.rd is well adapted to many uses. The nuts are not as highly esteemed as those of the Black Walnut.
J. C,alifornica. California Walnut. California. The Califurnia Walnut attains, iu favorable situations, a height of fifty to seventy-five feet, and a diameter of two or three feet. It does not seem to be abundant, and we know nothing respecting the value of its wood. It has recent y been distinguished as a different species from the walnut of Arizona and New Mexico.
J. rupebti is. Small Black Walnut. Texas and Ari zona.
Carya oliverformis. Pecan nut. Mississippi valley. This tree grows id the valley of the Mississippi and its tributaiies, on the Ark,,nerta, the Illinois, the Wabash, and, the Ohio, for some 200 miles above its mouth. The wood is coarse-grained, heavy, sad compact. It is a beautiful tree. with a straight mid well-shaped trunk. The hut Is well known in the markets, and is tuought by some to he superior in flavor to any other nut known.
C. alba. Shell bark Hickory. Eastern United States. This species becomes a lofty tree, eighty feet high, with a diameter sometimes of two feet. It is one of the most valuable of the hickories for timber and fur fuel. It fur nishes motet of the hickory nuts of commerce. They are pleasant flavored and highly esteemed. On large trees, the bark she Is off in long, narrow plates, whence the common name of the tree,. The wood is heavy, elastic, and reron,g, and fur handles of axes and agricultural implen..ruts, and many other uses, it is unequaled. There is little difference in the quality and value of many of the different species of hickory.
C. suisata. Western Shell-bark. Western States.
C. tornentosa. Mocker nut. Eastern United states.
C. amara Bitter out. Eastern United Statue. Thiele a large tree, growing from sixty to seventy feet high. The timber is said to be inferior to the preceding species, and ihe nuts are thin-shelled, bitter, and wo thless. .
C. porcina. Pig tint Hickory. Eastern United States. A large tree, with small. pear-shaped fruit, the tints bitter ish and unpalatable. The wood is tough and valuable.
C. microcarpa. Small-fruited Hickory. EaatemUnited Star es.
U.snyristicalormis. Nutmeg Hickory. Southern States. This epvciee grows in swamps in the Southern States. he fruit t esembles a nutmeg, whence the name of Nut meg iry. It is somewhat like that of the Bitter nut tree, but much thicker.
C. agualica. Swamp Hickory. Southern States. A species growing in swamps in the Southern States, with astringent, bitter fruit, and brittle, worthless timber.