pecan-nut

We have a great many pecan-nut trees here, and there is a pond near our house with a boat on it, and my sister and I row sometimes.

Harper's Young People, February 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various

The pecan-nut is rich and nutritious, and the tree might be planted

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

He thinks, also, that the pecan-nut merits attention from promoters of useful culture, not so much for its wood as for its fruit, which is excellent, and more delicate than that of the European walnut.

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

The treasures of the American forest are before him; the choice pecan-nut is neglected for that immense

The Hive of "The Bee-Hunter," A Repository of Sketches, Including Peculiar American Character, Scenery, and Rural Sports 1854