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SAURURACEAE. 



SAURURUS L. 

 S. CERxuus L. Lizard's Tail. 



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

 tenberg). Brooke: near W'ellsburg. Fayette: near Nutt- 

 allburg {Xuttall). \\'ayne: in a glade {Hopkins). \A"ood : 

 near Parkersburg {Pollock). 



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



JUGLAXS L. 

 J. ciNEREA L. Butternut. White Walnut. 



Common throughout the State even in the valleys of the 

 highest altitudes. Randolph : along Tygart's \'alley River 

 near Huttonsville (Greenmaii, 197). 

 J. NIGRA L. Black AA'alnut. 



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

 mon and valuable timber tree throughout the State. 



HICORIA Raf. 

 H. OVATA (^lill.) Britton. Shag or Shellbark Hickory (Carya 

 alba, Nutt.). 



Low grounds, frequent throughout the State. 

 H. LACiNiosA (Alichx.) 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 Xut. {Carya porchia, Xutt. ) 



Dry soils, frequent throughout the State. 

 H. MiCROCARPA (Nutt.) Britton. {Carya microcarpa, Nutt.) 



\A"oodlands. Fayette : near Nuttallburg {Nuttall) . 

 H. coRDiFORMis (Wang.) Britton, Bittemut. (Carya awaro Nutt.) 

 Low \^'oods. Greenbrier : near Fort Spring and Ron- 

 ceverte. Favette : near Nuttallburg (Xuttall). AYebster: 

 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. 



