6. WEST FLORIDA LAKE REGION. 22/ 



Few if any important conclusions can be drawn from such a 

 sliort list, but it appears that the long-leaf pine is relatively more 

 abundant here than in almost any other region (perhaps chiefly on 

 account of the scarcity of swamps), though the amount of it per 

 acre may be exceeded in some other regions, where the trees grow 

 closer together. The little shrub Chrysobalanus and the Borragina- 

 ceous herb Batschia Carolinensis'^ also seem to be more abundant 

 here than elsewhere. About 75 per cent of the trees arc evergreen. 

 No vines were noticed, but no doubt a few could be found in the 

 hammocks and bays. (Vines are rare in places subject to fire.) 

 J^.lany trees that indicate fertile soil are absent. 



*Also known as Lithospermum Gmclini. See Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 

 33:241. 1906. 



