e nut forms) were
the easiest to crack. Nut type A was the most difficult and had
generally the thickest shell.

The seed coat color range was from a light tan to a bronze color. The
seed itself was in all cases sweet although certain of the nuts had a
more pleasing taste than others. The nuts eventually became rancid
though 3 years of storage in a heated room did not cause the bulk of the
test samples to change in flavor. This is unlike the pecan which, stored
in the same room with the hickory nuts, became rancid by the following
year after collection.

Summary of Observations

The following observations concerning shagbark hickory may be made from
this study:

(1) The buds of shagbark fall into 2 classes based on bud shape, (1)
globose-ovate and (2) elliptical, the latter being the largest bud
as a rule.

(2) The buds of shagbark fall into 2 classes based upon the length
of the attenuated apex of the outer bud scales. The elliptical form
of bud consistently had the longest drawn out apex.

(3) Normal buds of shagbark occur singly on the twigs above the
lobed leaf scar; however, 2, 3 or 4 superposed buds may occur on
very fast grown sprouts or terminal shoots of vigorously growing
trees.

(4) The twigs of shagbark are pubescent but range in degrees from
almost none to densely pubescent. The fastest grown twigs are apt to
be the least pubescent.

(5) Leaves are compound with 3-5 leaflets commonly found and 7
leaflets rarely found.

(6) Leaflet shapes varied from tree to tree being ovate, obovate or
elliptical.

(7) Leaflet margins with one exception were more or less ciliate.

(8) Most female flowers of shagbark have 2 stigmatic lobes, however,
3 stigmatic lobes resulting in triangular nuts are not uncommon.

(9) The typical male ament is three branched but one and two
branched aments have been observed.

(10) The husk of shagbark varies in thickness from 1/8 inch to 1/2
inch in thickness when dry. The usual husk is 4-parted but one tree
bore 5-parted husks consistently.

The average husk thickness is around 1/4 inch.

(12) There are three general fruit shapes, (1) globose, (2) ovoid
and (3) obovate.

(13) There are at least 5 general types of normal nut shapes for
Onondaga County, N. Y. as listed in the text of this paper.

(14) Three abnormal nut types were also encounte