. West Virginia trees. ntal purposes and for hedges. The twogenera described below have representatives in West Virginia. Fraxinus, (pp. 219, 221, 223).—The Ashes, numbering about 40species, are distributed chiefly in the north temperate zone. Of thisnumber 16 occur in North America and 3 in West Virginia. TheEuropean Ash, {F. , L.) is occasionally planted. September, 1020] WEST VIRGINIA TREKS 27 Chionanthus, (page 225).—This genus cinbraces only 2 s])ecicsone of Avhich is found in West Virginia. The other is native to nortli-ern and central China. CAPRIFOLIACEAE—THE HONEYSUCKLE FAMI
. West Virginia trees. ntal purposes and for hedges. The twogenera described below have representatives in West Virginia. Fraxinus, (pp. 219, 221, 223).—The Ashes, numbering about 40species, are distributed chiefly in the north temperate zone. Of thisnumber 16 occur in North America and 3 in West Virginia. TheEuropean Ash, {F. , L.) is occasionally planted. September, 1020] WEST VIRGINIA TREKS 27 Chionanthus, (page 225).—This genus cinbraces only 2 s])ecicsone of Avhich is found in West Virginia. The other is native to nortli-ern and central China. CAPRIFOLIACEAE—THE HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY The Honeysuckle family, comprising al)out 10 genera with 275species, is represented in North America l)y 8 genera and in WestVirginia by 7 genera and about 18 species. Of this number 15 areshrubs or small trees. The species not described herein belonging tothe genera Viburnum (pp. 227, 229), DicrvUht, Lonicrrd, and Samhurns,are given in the list of native shrubs. 28 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. WHITE PINE September, 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES WHITE PINE Pinus strobus, L. Form.—Heiglit 50-100 feet, dianieter 2-4 feet; trunk wlieii in closestands long, straight, and free from limbs; limbs arranged in whorls. Leaves.—Arranged in clusters of 5, slender, v3-sided mucronate,3-5 inches long, blue-green ^^•hen mature. Flowers.—May; monoecious; the staminate oval, light brownone-third inch long, clustered at base of new growth; the pistillatecatkins in small grcnips or solitary along the new growth, cylindrical,about ^4 inch long, pink. Fruit.—Cones maturing in autumn of second year, drooping,cylindrical, often curved. 4-6 inches long, scales thin without spines;seeds red-brown mottled with black spots, ^ inch long with wings 1inch long. Bark.—On young branches snu)oth, green, often with red tinge;on old trunks thick, divided by shallow fissures into wide flat-toppedridges covered with purplish scales. Wood.—Soft, weak, straight-grained, easily wor
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