The Holly family with 5 genera and nearly 300 species is distributed in temperate and tropical regions of both hemispheres. Ilex, (pp. 175, 177) which is represented in West Virginia by 4 species of small trees and shrubs, is the only genus of this family which is important in number of species or is widely distributed. Our hollies, not described herein, are Winterberry (Ilex verticillata, (L.) Gray), a low shrub common in high swamps; and a rare shrubby species with long-stalked fruits (Ilex longipes Chapm.) recently collected in Randolph County. Nemopanthus mucronata, (L.) Trel., also a member of this family, is a common shrub growing at high altitudes in this State.