EXOGENOUS SERIES BROADLEAF WOODS. 105 



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, turner}', moderately for furni- 

 ture and decoration. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



36. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



910, ooo. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



9700. 



Remarks. 



The wood resembles ivory. 



