Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 175
nut, bitter-nut or swamp-hickory, and the delicious pecan-nut of the South and Southwest. This latter variety is the largest tree in thehickory family, often reaching a height of onehundred and seventy feet. It is sometimesfound as far north as the Ohio River, but at-tains its best development in… … DIAGRAM OF LEAVES.704 OUR FRIENDS THE TREES. 705 leaves are almost alike, being compound andhaving a variable number of leaflets arrangedon a long stem. The butternut stem has fromnine to seventeen leaflets, and the black-walnut
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