. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 76 Leaves simple. Flowers small, wliite or greenish. Termi- nal buds present. 181. Christmas Holly,—Hex opaca, Ait. Twists slender; fine-hairy at first, later smooth; light* brown. Buds small, blunt, slightly downy. lA^avc^ oval-aeute, leathery, evergreen; toaxy margins armed with mny teeth, petioles short Kare tree: usually below 20' tall m Figure 22 WiNTKRHKHHY. 1. Twigs with berries. 2. Twig with leaves and berries. X Leaves showing upi)er and lower surfaces Teaberky. 4. Stalks with l
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 76 Leaves simple. Flowers small, wliite or greenish. Termi- nal buds present. 181. Christmas Holly,—Hex opaca, Ait. Twists slender; fine-hairy at first, later smooth; light* brown. Buds small, blunt, slightly downy. lA^avc^ oval-aeute, leathery, evergreen; toaxy margins armed with mny teeth, petioles short Kare tree: usually below 20' tall m Figure 22 WiNTKRHKHHY. 1. Twigs with berries. 2. Twig with leaves and berries. X Leaves showing upi)er and lower surfaces Teaberky. 4. Stalks with leaves and fruit 182. Winterberry or Deciduous Holly,—Hex verti- cillata (L.) Gray. Twigs fine; lenticels quite ob\ious. Buds smalh brown, eomeal-ohime, sometimes superposed. Lraren ovate, serrate, about 2" long, deciduous; finely reticnlntr reived. Fruit unaffected by frost. A loxr-grouud shnih or small tree, rarely 8' tall. When fruit is absent, it looks like a scrubby, thornless plum-tree. (Fig. 22) 77 188. Large-leaf Holly,—Ilex monticola, Gray. Like wlnterheny hut larger in all its parts; at times 20' or more tall; seeds striate-ritihed. Fruit rendered watery by frost. Occurs on well-drained, cool, mountain soils in northern and central Pennsylvania. 184. Mountain Holly,—Nemopantluis niucronata, (L.) Trel. Quite like tmnterherry hut paler and very smooth thruout; leaves elliptic-oblong, entire or ohscure-serrate; huds red. Found in clumps or thickets in cool, moist woods. 185. Climbing Bittersweet,—Celastrus scandens, L. Tuiuing shruhhy rine. Twigs show tough, silvery fila- ments when broken. Buds small, hlunt, pale brown. leaves ovate-oblong, acute, serrate. Small greenish flowers occur in terminal racemes. Oravge-scarlet, .3-valved, globose herry holds 3-6 seeds. Very ornamental in autumn and early winter. 186. Burning Bush or AVaahoo,—Evonymus atropur- pureus, Jacq. Tree-like shrub, up to 10* tall; found on fertile valley soils. Twigs -'i-angled, green w
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