. West Virginia trees. v^O feet; trunk- short, bearing numerous stout ascending branches^\?hich form a deep, narrow crown. Leaves.—()i)posite. simple, o\ate, 4-8 inches long, entire, acuteat apex, glabrous. Flowers.—May-June; complete or polygamous; white, fragrant,borne in loose and drooping graceful panicles 4-6 inches long. Fruit.—Purple berry-like ovoid drupes, Yz-Y^ of an inch long,borne in drooping clusters. Bark.—Smooth, or somewhat scaly, thin, and reddish-brown. Wood.—Heavy, hard, close-grained, brown \\ith thick lighter-colored sapwood. Range.—Xew Jersey anfl southern IVnnsylvania to
. West Virginia trees. v^O feet; trunk- short, bearing numerous stout ascending branches^\?hich form a deep, narrow crown. Leaves.—()i)posite. simple, o\ate, 4-8 inches long, entire, acuteat apex, glabrous. Flowers.—May-June; complete or polygamous; white, fragrant,borne in loose and drooping graceful panicles 4-6 inches long. Fruit.—Purple berry-like ovoid drupes, Yz-Y^ of an inch long,borne in drooping clusters. Bark.—Smooth, or somewhat scaly, thin, and reddish-brown. Wood.—Heavy, hard, close-grained, brown \\ith thick lighter-colored sapwood. Range.—Xew Jersey anfl southern IVnnsylvania to Florida andTexas. Distribution in West Virginia.—Found principally in the south-ern and eastern parts of the v^tate l)Ut nowhere common. Habitat.— Rich, moist soil of stream l)an]<s and swamp jjorders. Notes.—ddie Fringe-tree is ^?alualde only as an ornament for^\hich its fringe-like flower clusters and dark purple fruits give it adecided value. 226 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. SWEET VIBURNUM September, 1920] WEST Vila; INI A TREES SWEET VIBURNUMViburnum lentago, L. Form.—A slirul) or small tree sometimes 15-25 feet high; trunkshort and crown round-topped. Leaves.—Opposite, simple 2]/i inches long, ovate, long, abruptlytaper-pointed, finely and sharply serrate; petioles winged. Flowers.—May-June ; i)erfect; small, white, in large many-flow-ered cymes which are usually 3-5 inches broad. Fruit.—Black, ovoid, or ellipsoid drupe, which is sweet and juicyand contains a flat, oval, stone; borne on reddish stalks in often droop-ing clusters. Bark.—On old trunks roughened by thin scales ; reddish-brown. Wood.—Heavy, hard, yellow-brown, with a disagreeable odor. Range.—Quebec and Manitoba southward to Georgia and Mis-souri. Distribution in West Virginia.—Found in Tucker and Grantcounties and reported from Randolph County. Habitat.—Banks of streams and in swamps. Notes.—This Viburnum can be most easily distinguished by itsleaves
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