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Betulaceae. 

 Alnus rugosa (Du Eoi) Koch. 



Very common in wet, swampy creek bottoms, the characteristic 

 growth in such locations. 



Betula lenta L. 



Clay county (Mohr's Plant Life). 



Betula nigra L. 



Frequent along streams, clay land. 



Carpinus Caroliniana Walt. 



Frequent, creek bottoms. 



Ostrja Virginiana (Mill.) Willd. 



Frequent, creek bottoms. 



Fagaceae. 

 Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 



Rare near Auburn, frequent further north, Chambers county, 

 Tallapoosa county, etc. 



Castanea pumila (L. ) Mill. 



Frequent, dry thickets. 



Corvlus rostrata Ait. 



Clay county, Tallapoosa county, Randolph county (Mohr's 

 Plant Life). It does not occur near Auburn. 



Fagus Americana Sweet. 



Common, moist woods, usually creek bottoms. 



Quercus acuminata (Michx.) Sargent. 



On high hills, Clay county; not seen about Auburn. 



Quercus alba L. 



Frequent, rich upland woods, clay land. 



IQuercus brevifolia (Lam.) Sargent. 



Occasional, dry white sands south of Auburn. 



T Quercus coccinea Wang. 



Occasional, clay uplands, more abundant northward. 



Quercus digitata ( Marsh. ) Sudw. 



Very common, uplands, sand or clay. 



*Quercus Margaret I a A^^he. 



Common, white sandy soils south of Auburn, but strictly con- 

 fined to such locations. Very distinct from Q. minor, with 

 which it has been confused. 



