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roi-ks. The* ori«;iiial Liiiiber «j;r()\vlli varied from almost 

 ]mr(' l«>iijLr leaf ])iTio forests a1 llic soiiLhcru border aud 

 aloii.u tlic l>inri's of tlic^ Talla]M)osa, to pure hardwood 

 forests nn llic riclier artsis, esjKM-ially lo tlie noi'thward. 

 The <»reater part of tlie ai'ea was, however, a mixed for- 

 est of hardwoods and loug or short leaf pines. The re- 

 jxion is divi(1(^1 into n(»arly eqnal parts by the Tallapoosa 

 river, llie portion to the south and east beini^' (lie hi^h, 

 broad rid«;e that forms tlie divide between this stream 

 and the Chattahoochee. Tlie n()rthwest(M-n portion 

 forming the divide between the TallaiX)0sa and the Coosa 

 is more rugged and broken, and in the Talladega Moun- 

 tains reaches the hii>hest elevations to be found in the 

 State (2,300 feet). This is one of the most interesting 

 parts of the State, and deserves much more extended 

 study. It was visited only once by Dr. Molir and (mce 

 bv the writer. 



This metomorphic region is of special interest botani- 

 callv since it constitutes the southernmost extension of 

 the Carolina Life Zone. Many of the characteristic 

 plants of the Appalachian system find here their most 

 southerlv stations while minglinii' with these northern 

 rei)resentatives are many plants that have pushed up 

 from the Gulf region. This mingling of the two floras 

 accounts for the large number of species found. Of the 

 1146 s];)ecies and varieties ennumerated in the following 

 list, 91 are new to the State, and are not included in Dr. 

 Mohr's work. These are indicated by an asterisk (*). 

 There are 76 others that were previously known in Ala- 

 bama only from the northern part of the State. These 

 represent an extension of the known range in the State 

 to the southAvard, and are marked by a dagger (t). 

 There are also 167 species that represent a northerly ex- 

 tension of the known range within the State. These are 

 indicated by a double dagger (t). The larger number 



