WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



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abundant and of its largest size in the basin of the lower Ohio 

 river and on the foothills of the southern Appalachian moun- 

 tains. 



Distribution in West Virginia. — Frequent throughout the State; 

 found in scattered growth in every county, but nowhere 

 abundant. 



Wood. — Light, soft, medium close-grained, very durable, light 

 orange. 



Uses. — Especially valuable for fence posts. Used sometimes for 

 handles, cooperage, and agricultural implements. Often 

 left standing or planted for shade and for the edible ber- 

 ries. 



MAGNOLIA ACUMINATA, L. Cucumber-tree. Mountain 



jMagnolia. 



Geographic Distribution. 



Low mountain slopes and rocky banks of streams; western 

 New York, westward through southern Ontario to southern 

 Illinois, and southward along the Appalachian mountains to 

 southern Alabama, central Kentucky and Tennessee and north- 

 eastern Mississippi, and in northeastern, southern and south- 

 western Arkansas; rare at the north; most abundant and of its 

 largest size in the narrow valleys at the base of the high moun- 

 tains of the Carolinas and Tennessee. 



.Distribution in West Virginia. — Scattered among other hard 

 woods throughout the State. Most plentiful in the narrow 

 rich valleys and slopes of the mountainous and high hilly 

 sections. 



'Wood. — Light, soft, durable, light yellow. 

 Uses. — ^Valuable wood for interior finish, kitchen furniture, 

 shelving, pumps, and pulp. 



MAGNOLIA TRIPETALA, L. Umbrella-tree. Elkwood. 



"Wahoo." 



^Geographic Distribution. 



Deep rather moist rich soil along the banks of mountain 

 streams and the margins of swamps, and widely distributed in 

 the Appalachian mountain region, but nowhere very common; 

 valley of the Susquehanna river, Pennsylvania, to southern AI- 



