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submerged parts of the mosses and trees. The scanty growth on 

 the mosses and trees is associated with the great abundance of 

 bacteria. Aside from the Oedogonium on the leaves of Nympliaea 

 advena the green algse are much less abundant than the blue green 

 algse. The latter seem to be better able to stand the adverse 

 conditions. 



The growth of diatoms and desmids as well as other algae is scanty. 

 They are found to some extent in the mosses and in the mud at the 

 bottom of the lake, but are very scarce at the surface. This scarcity 

 is associated with the lack of supporting plants, the darkness of the 

 water over the mud, and the presence of bacteria at the surface. 



The following is a list of the principal algse found in Great Lake: 



Oedogonium sp. 

 Scenedesrnus caudatus Corda. 

 Sirosiphon sp. 

 Spirogyra sp. 

 Ulothrix ftp. 



Anabacna flosaquae (Bg.) Kg. 

 Bulbochaete sp. 

 Chantransia sp. 

 Hapalosiphon brebissonii Bg. 

 Lyngbia sp. 



LITTLE LAKE. 



Little Lake lies to the north of Lake Ellis and is the smallest of 

 the group. It is nearly round, with a diameter of a little over a 

 mile and a half and an area of about 400 acres. The outlet is through 

 a swamp which extends to Bear Branch, this flowing into Slocums 

 Creek and this, in turn, into Neuse River. 



The physical features of Little Lake are like those described as 

 belonging to Great Lake. It has the same kind of bottom and 

 shore and the same character and depth of water. In the center 

 the bottom is muddy, while nearer the shore it is sandy. The water 

 is dark-colored and in the center is about 8 feet deep. 



The only vegetation found in the lake consisted of a small clump 

 of Xyris caroliniana growing on an old log. The vegetation on 

 the shore resembles very closely that of the shore of Great Lake 

 except that there is here less low pocosin, and Chamaecyparis thyoides 

 takes the place of Taxodium distichum, which is not found on the 

 shore of Little Lake or in the lake itself. 



LONG LAKE. 



Long Lake lies to the northwest of Little Lake. It is a little 

 over 3 miles long and nearly 2 wide in the widest part, with an area 

 of about 1,286 acres. 



This lake was visited but not thoroughly examined. The physical 

 conditions and flora seemed to resemble very closely those of Little 

 Lake. 



