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PLANT LIKK <>F ALA1?AMA. 



pfi/thiniis t'ni;sfs. l)tMi(lii(>ii>-l»'ii\ t'(l forests ])rc\:iil ])rincipall y in 

 tlic iiortlirni \v,\vi of the Stale. Tliey are iiiarkeil Wy the same vai'iety 

 of forms and the saiiu> ei-rat atiuiidaiiee of eatkin-hearinir or mit-hear- 

 iii«_:' t rees {aiiieiitaceons oideis) w hieh ai'e cliai'aeteristic of the forests of 

 the htwei- AUeirheiiy i-aiiiiesas far north as southern Now En<rhin<l and 

 tlie h)\ver OhioA'aUey. with their wahiuts, hickories, oaks, hornlu-ams. 

 I»eeeli. eottonwoods, ehn^. tuli|) and cncninliei" trees of the magnolia 

 family, cherries, phinis. liaws, and serxice herries. 



Of tlie A'.\ species of amentaceous and otlier a])etalous trees known 

 to occur in the Stato 3'.> are common also to the rei^ions just mentioned. 

 Of th(> 1^:5 oaks occurrin*^ in Alaltama. l<i are found in tlie more 

 northern forests; of the 8 ]\Iauiioliaceae. T); of the S plums and 

 cherries. 4; of the L^t> or more speci(>s l)(dont*"iii_y to the ajjple tribe, 

 mostly haws, 7: of the U iiiai)les, 4; of tlie 4 elms. ;'.. and all of the t> 

 species of ash. 



In the mesophile forests, covering the vallevsand terraces of a rich, 

 nioderatcdy humid soil, oaks predominate, l)ut many oth(>r genera are 

 present. The following list exhibits the characteristic trees, all of 

 which. e.\c(>pt Magnolia acuminata ear data^ extend noi'th of the Ohio 

 Kiver: 



Qiierciis alhu (white oak) . 

 Quernis minor (post oak) . 

 Queraisdigilata {(J./ctlcatd) (Spanish (jak). 

 Jllcoria oratd (hickory) . 

 Ilicoria minima (l)ittermit) . 

 Juglans nigra (black wahmt) . 

 Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) . 

 Fagus americana (beech) . 

 Carpinns caroliniana (hornbeam) . 

 Fraxinus americana (white ash) . 



Cornusforida. (dogwood) . 



Ulinns americana, I', alatd, f. jmhcxceiwi 

 (elm). 



('citis mii^siK.'tippieiisIs (Southern hack- 

 berry). 



Sassafras KUi^safras (sassafras) . 



Diospyroii inrginica (per.simmon) . 



Aesculus octandra (Ohio buckeye) . 



Qiiercus michauxii (cow oak) . 



Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet gum). 



Magnolia acuminata and variety cnrdala (jJeditaia triacantJiox (honey locust) . 



(cucumT)er tree) . Fraxinns laiiccolata (green ash) . 



Acer narcharinwii. {A. <hi.siicarpum) . 



The sweet gum here attains its largest dimensions. The last 5 pre- 

 fer the lower })ottoms subject to occasional overflow. 



In the paludial forest, particularly^ or the alluvial region, with the 

 soil submerged or constanth' water-soaked, the C3''press {Taxodium 

 d'lstickum) forms in the so-called cypress brakes the most imposing 

 feature. This tree is found throughout the State, and in that portion 

 belonging to the Louisianian area, it is associated with the tu])elo gum 

 {Nyssa aquatica) and the Carolina ash {Frnxinua caroliniana). Toe 

 overcup oak {Quei'cm lyiHita) prefers the shallow lagoons of the allu- 

 vial lands in the center of the State. Planer tree {Phmera aquatied)^ 

 water hickory {Ilicoria aquaticd)^ Carolina Tdack gum (Ay-swa lifora)., 

 apple haw ( Crataegia< aestivalis)., and green ash {Fraxinus lanceolata) are 



