. West Virginia trees. ruit.—Ripens in early autumn ; globose, al>out two-fifths of aninch in diameter, l^-ight scarlet, containing 4-6 striate nutlets ridgedon the back. Bark.—Thin, soiuewhat rough and warty on old trees, lighthrownish-gray. Wood.—Hard, close-grained, nearly white. Range.—New York, southward along the Alleghanies. Distribution in West Virginia.—Not common except principally at high altitudes. Common near Davis, TuckerCounty, and in various parts of Randolph and Pocahontas counties. Habitat.—Upland sandy flats, cool mountainsides, and swampl)orders. Notes.—Thi
. West Virginia trees. ruit.—Ripens in early autumn ; globose, al>out two-fifths of aninch in diameter, l^-ight scarlet, containing 4-6 striate nutlets ridgedon the back. Bark.—Thin, soiuewhat rough and warty on old trees, lighthrownish-gray. Wood.—Hard, close-grained, nearly white. Range.—New York, southward along the Alleghanies. Distribution in West Virginia.—Not common except principally at high altitudes. Common near Davis, TuckerCounty, and in various parts of Randolph and Pocahontas counties. Habitat.—Upland sandy flats, cool mountainsides, and swampl)orders. Notes.—This small tree is not important except for ornamentaluse. Its bright foliage and fruits recommend it for this species may easily be confused with Winterl)erry (^ veiiicil-lata, (L.) Gray) which often grows with it. The nutlets of the latter,hoAvever, are smooth and smaller, its flowers are shorter-stalked andits leaves somewhat downy beneath. 178 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. STRIPED MAPLE September, 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES 179 STRIPED MAPLEAcer pennsylvanicum, L. Form.—Height 10-25 feet, diameter 6-12 inches; trunk mediumshort; crown irregular, usually broad. Leaves.—Opposite, simple, 5-6 inches long, nearly as broad, 3-lobed above the middle with short, pointed lobes, sharply and doublyserrate, rounded or cordate at base, rather smooth above and rustypubescent beneath. Flowers.—May-June; usually monoecious, yellow, bell-shaped, inlong, drooping, terminal racemes. Fruit.—Matures in autumn; paired samaras in long racemosedrooping clusters, wing ^ inch long, widely divergent, marked onone side of each nutlet by a small cavity. Bark.—Smooth, thin, greenish or reddish-brown, marked longi-tudinally by pale stripes. Wood.—Light, soft, close-grained, pinkish brown, with thick sap-wood. Range.—Novia Scotia south along the mountains to Georgia,west to Minnesota. Distribution in West Virginia.—Common in shaded ravines andric
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