WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 2,37 



S A U R U R A C E A E. 



SAURURUS L. 



S. CERNUUS L. Lizard's Tail. 



Streams. Jefferson : near Harper's Ferry (Mcrts & Gut- 

 tcnhcrg). Brooke: near Wellsburg. Fayette: near Nutt- 

 allburg (Nuftall). Wayne : in a glade (Hopkins). Wood: 

 near Parkersburg (Pollock). 



J U G L A N D A C E A E. 



JUGLANS L. 

 J. ciNEREA L. Butternut. White Walnut. 



Common throughout the State even in the valleys of the 

 highest ahitudes. Randolph : along Tygart's \'alley Rivei 

 near Huttonsville (Grecnuian, 197). 

 J. NIGRA L. Black Walnut. 



Rich soils, even in the higher Alleghanies. A very com- 

 mon and valuable timber tree throughout the State. 



HIGORIA Raf. 

 H. ovATA (j\Iill.) Britton. Shag or Shellbark Hickory (Carya 

 alba, Nutt.). 



Low grounds, frequent throughout the State. 

 H. LAciNiosA (Michx.) Sarg. King Nut (Carya sulcata, Xutt.). 



Rich soil. Monongalia : near Ice's Ferry. 

 H. ALBA (L.) Britton. White Heart Hickory. (Carya t omen- 

 to sa, Nutt.) 



Woods, frequent throughout the State. 

 H. GLABRA (Mill.) Britton. Pig Nut. (Carya porcina, Nutt.) 



Dry soils, frequent throughout the State. 

 H. MicROCARPA (Nutt.) Brittou. (Carya microcarpa, Nutt.) 



Woodlands. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). 

 H. coRDiFORMis (Wang.) Britton, Bitternut. (Carya amaraKutt) 

 Low Woods. Greenbrier : near Fort Spring and Ron- 

 ceverte. Fayette: near Nuttallburg iXutfall). Webster: 

 near Pugh (H. H. Smith, 1682). 



S A L I C A C E A E. 



POPULUS L. 

 P. ALBA, L. White Poplar. Abele. 



A frequent escape from cultivation. In many places in the 

 State, where the tree is planted for ornament, this species 

 spreads widely from the root, thus often becoming a pest 

 in lawns and along streets. 



