. West Virginia trees. e drupe about the size ofa pea, smooth, shining, containing a 4-ribbed, brown nutlet. Bark.—Smooth, or slightly rough with age, gra3-ish or grayish-brown. Wood.—Hard, tough, close-grained, chalky-white in color. Range.—Maine to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri. Distribution in West Virginia.—Observed in the following coun-ties: Boone, Braxton, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Nicholas,Randolph, Upshur, Webster and Wyoming. Rare east of the moun-tains and sparsely scattered in other counties along the Ohio River. Habitat.—Prefers moist soil near rivers or rich loamy an
. West Virginia trees. e drupe about the size ofa pea, smooth, shining, containing a 4-ribbed, brown nutlet. Bark.—Smooth, or slightly rough with age, gra3-ish or grayish-brown. Wood.—Hard, tough, close-grained, chalky-white in color. Range.—Maine to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri. Distribution in West Virginia.—Observed in the following coun-ties: Boone, Braxton, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Nicholas,Randolph, Upshur, Webster and Wyoming. Rare east of the moun-tains and sparsely scattered in other counties along the Ohio River. Habitat.—Prefers moist soil near rivers or rich loamy and rockyground. Notes.—Holly wood is very valuable for inlaid work, cabinetmaking, interior finish, and piano keys, but the trees in West Virginiaare usually small, and afford little timber. During the holidays theevergreen foliage with bright red fruits are much sought after. Thetree is slow-growing but is otherwise very desirable for ornamentalplanting. 176 vV. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 17r>. MOUNTAIN HOLLY September, 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES 177 MOUNTAIN HOLLYIlex monticola, Ciruy. Form.—Height 15-25 feet, diameter 2-8 inches; a sliruh or smalltree with short trunk and slender ascending branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, deciduous, 4-5 inclies long-, ovate orlance-oblong, taper-pointed, thin-memV)ranaceous, smooth, sharplyserrate. Flowers.—!May-June; polygamo-dioecious ; staminate and pistil-late flowers on very short pedicels, white, clustered, about one-tliirdof an inch across. Fruit.—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 pa
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