EXOGENOUS SERIES-BROADLEAF WOODS. m 



Holly, American Holly. Ilex opaca Ait. 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth. ) 



Holly, American Holly (local White Holly (Va.). 

 and common names). 



Locality. 



Massachusetts to Florida, westward intermittently to Indiana 

 and Texas. 



Features of Tree. 



Occasionally fifty feet in height and three feet in diameter, fre- 

 quently much smaller, particularly in North. Foliage is ever- 

 green. Bright red berries remain until spring. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood cream-white, darkening or spotting on exposure. 

 Sapwood similar or lighter. Very close-grained, compact 

 structure. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 



Tough, moderately hard and heavy, easily worked. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Inlaid work, carvings, scrollwork, turnery, moderately for furni- 

 ture and decoration. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



36. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



910,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



9700. 



Remarks. 



The wood resembles ivory, and is characteristically employed for 

 the white of inlaid work. The more elaborate specimens of 

 inlaid work are manufactured in Italy, but they are not always 

 durable, at least when brought into the highly heated houses of 

 the Northern States. Inlaid work manufactured in the United 

 States, originally by imported workmen, may be less elaborate 

 but is often more durable than the foreign product. This is 

 because Americans employ more perfectly prepared materials. 



