Part 60

=Viburnum lentago=, L.

=Form=.—A shrub or small tree sometimes 15-25 feet high; trunk short and crown round-topped.

=Leaves=.—Opposite, simple 2½ inches long, ovate, long, abruptly taper-pointed, finely and sharply serrate; petioles winged.

=Flowers=.—May-June; perfect; small, white, in large many-flowered cymes which are usually 3-5 inches broad.

=Fruit=.—Black, ovoid, or ellipsoid drupe, which is sweet and juicy and contains a flat, oval, stone; borne on reddish stalks in often drooping clusters.

=Bark=.—On old trunks roughened by thin scales; reddish-brown.

=Wood=.—Heavy, hard, yellow-brown, with a disagreeable odor.

=Range=.—Quebec and Manitoba southward to Georgia and Missouri.

=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Found in Tucker and Grant counties and reported from Randolph County.

=Habitat=.—Banks of streams and in swamps.

=Notes=.—This Viburnum can be most easily distinguished by its leaves which are very finely serrate and are abruptly tapered into long slender points. Its flowers, fruit and foliage make it very desirable as an ornamental tree. Sheep-berry and Nanny-berry are also common names by which the species is known.

BLACK HAW

=Viburnum prunifolium=, L.

=Form=.—A small tree or shrub reaching a height of 20-30 feet in favorable locations.

=Leaves=.—Opposite, simple, oval, obtuse or slightly pointed, 1-3 inches long, finely and sharply serrate, glabrous.

=Flowers=.—May; perfect; small, white, borne in large terminal cymes.

=Fruit=.—Dark blue, fleshy, sweet, persistent drupes with large flat stones; borne on reddish stalks in few-fruited clusters.

=Bark=.—Roughened by plate-like scales, reddish-brown.

=Wood=.—Similar to that of Sweet Viburnum.

=Range=.—Connecticut and Michigan south to Georgia and Arkansas.

=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Common locally throughout the State.

=Habitat=.—Prefers dry, rocky hillsides and low ridges, growing in thickets along fences.

=Notes=.—As a wood-producer this tree has no value. The bark of its roots has a medicinal value and it deserves to be planted extensively for ornamental purposes.

1. Red Pine 2. Scotch Pine 3. Bald Cypress 4. European Larch 5. Norway Spruce 6. White Willow 7. Osage Orange ]

1. Norway Maple 2. Sycamore Maple 3. Gray Birch 4. Horse Chestnut 5. Catalpa 6. Tree of Heaven 7. Kentucky Coffee Tree ]

WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE SHRUBS AND SHRUBBY VINES

=Taxus canadensis=, Marsh. American Yew. Ground Hemlock. A rare red-berried evergreen. Randolph: Glady; Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades and Winterburn; Grant: Greenland Gap; Preston: Cranesville; Raleigh: Piney River.

=Salix cordata=, Muhl. Heart-leaved Willow. Monongalia: Aaron’s Run, near Morgantown.