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SAURURACEAE. 



SAURURUS L. 



S. CERNUUS L. Lizard's Tail. 



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

 tenb'erg). Brooke: near Wellsburg. Fayette : near Nutt- 

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

 near Parkersburg (Pollock). 



JUGLANDACEAE. 



JUGLANS L. 

 J. CINEREA L. Butternut. White Walnut. . 



Common throughout the State even in the valleys of the 

 highest altitudes. Randolph : along Tygart's Valley River 

 near Huttonsville (Greenman, 197). 

 J. NIGRA L. Black Walnut. 



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

 mon and valuable timber tree throughout the State. 



HICORIA Raf. 



H. OVATA (Mill.) Britton. Shag or Shellbark Hickory (Carya 

 alba, Nutt.). 



Low grounds, frequent throughout the State. 

 H. L-ACINIOSA (Michx.) Sarg. King Nut (Carya sulcata, Nutt.). 



Rich soil. Monongalia : near Ice's Ferry. 



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

 tosa, Nutt.) 



Woods, frequent throughout the State. 

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



Dry soils, frequent throughout the State. 

 H. MICROCARPA (Nutt.) Britton. (Carya micro car pa, Nutt.) 



Woodlands. Fayette : near Nuttallburg (Nuttall) . 

 H. CORDIFORMIS (Wang.) Britton, Bitternut. (Carya aworaNutt.) 

 Low Woods. Greenbrier : near Fort Spring and Ron- 

 ceverte. Fayette: near Nuttallburg (Nuttall). Webster: 

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



SALICACEAE. 



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. 



