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trees more characteristic of the region to be described next. There 

 are a few shallow ponds which dry up in spring, and these too are 

 more characteristic, of region no. 2. 



Forest fires are comparatively rare here, as in other regions 

 where hardwood trees predominate, and except in the long-leaf pine 

 forests they are a negligible factor. 



Plants — The following list is based on observations made on 

 four days in March, one in April, three in May, two in June, three 

 in September, and one in December; total fourteen. (See page 186 

 for explanation of symbols, figures, etc.). 



Pinus Taeda 

 Pinus palustrls 

 Pinus echinata 



Liquidambar Styraciflua 

 Quercus falcata 

 Cornus florida 

 Pinus glabra 

 Juniperus Virginiana 

 Quercus Marylandica 

 Magnolia grandiflora 

 Fagus grandifolia 

 Taxodium distichum 

 Cercis Canadensis 

 Quercus stellata 

 Acer Floridanum 

 Quercus laurifolia 



+ 1.4 Ilex opaca 

 1-3 Quercus nigra 

 1.3 Nyssa biflora 

 + 1.2 Quercus alba 

 + I.I Ostrya Virginiana 

 + I.I Carpinus Caroliniana 

 + i.o Nyssa uniflora 



— i.o Pinus EUiottii 

 + 1.0 Hicoria alba 



— o.Q Magnolia glauca 

 + .9 Quercus Schneckii 



TREES 



Short-leaf pine* 

 Long-leaf pine 

 Short-leaf pine 

 Sweet gum 

 Red oakt 

 Dogwood 

 Spruce pine 

 Cedar 



Black-jack oak 

 Magnolia+ 

 Beech 

 Cypress 

 Redbud 

 Post Oak 

 Sugar Maple 

 (Evergreen wil- 

 low oak) 

 Holly 

 Water oak 

 Black gum 

 White oak 



Ironwood 



Tupelo gum 



Slash pine 



Hickory 



Bay 



(Red oak) 



Various situations 



Sandy soils 



Dry soils 



Various situations 



Dry woods 



Dry woods 



Rich woods 



Rock outcrops mostly 



Dry woods 



Rich woods 



Rich woods 



Swamps 



Rich woods 



Dry woods 



Rich woods 



Rich woods 



Rich woods 



Low grounds 



Swamps 



Rich woods 



Rich woods 



Bottoms, etc. 



Swamps and sloughs 



Low grounds 



Dry woods 



Swamps 



Rich woods 



♦Also called loblolly pine. 



tGoes by this name in all the southern states, but called "Spanish oak" 

 in northern books. 



iThis technical name is now very widely disseminated, but in some of 

 the remotest rural districts one occasionally hears this tree called "loblolly" 

 or some other vernacular name. 



