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five hickories out of eight, and four out of the six species 

 of ash. 



Eastern District. — The eastern or low^er district, 

 having its climate tempered by the near approach of the 

 gulf-stream, has a decided southern or subtropical flora, as 

 pronounced in the larger forest growth as among minor 

 plants. The trees confined to this district, or but slightly 

 entering the others, are: Magnolia grandiflora Z,.* (Mag- 

 nolia); M. glaiica L. (Sweet Bay); Pntnus Caroliniana Ait. 

 (Mock Orange); Biimclia lycioides Gcrrt.; Gordonia Lasi- 

 antJius L. (Bull Bay); Nyssa aquatica L. (Black Gum); N. 

 uniflora Walt. (Tupelo Gum); Tilia piibesccus Ait. (Linn.); 

 Gary a aquatica Niitt.; Planera aquatica Gmel. (Planer 

 Tree); Qiiei^cus laiirifolia Michx. (Laurel Oak); Q. cinera 

 Michx. (High Ground Willow Oak); Q. virens Ait. (Live 

 Oak); Q. aquatica /^^^//^v (Water Oak); Q. Catesbcei Michx. 

 (Turkey Oak); Q. macrocarpa Michx. (Mossy Cup Oak); 

 Q. lyrata Walt. (Over Cup Oak); Q. Michauxii Nutt. 

 (Swamp White Oak); Pinus Australis Michx. (Long-leaved 

 Pine); P. Taeda Linn. (Rosemary, Loblolly, or Short- 

 leaved Pine); P. scrolina Michx. (Pond Pine or Savannah 

 Pine); Ghamcecyparis sphcEvoidea Spach. (Juniper or White 

 Cedar); Taxodium distichuni Rich. (Cypress); Sabal Pal- 

 metto Todd. (Palmetto). 



Middle District. — In the middle section the prevail- 

 ing growth is the hickories, oaks, elms, and short-leaved 

 pines, common to all the Atlantic States, and these extend 

 into the other sections and enter largely into the composi- 

 tion of their forests. The common trees through this 

 district are Magnolia umbrella Lam. (Umbrella Tree); 

 Asimina triloba Dunal. (Papaw); Liriodendron Tulipifera 

 L. (Yellow Poplar); Amelanchier Ganadcnsis L. (Sarvice); 



*The names used in this paper are, with few exceptions, those given in Curtis' IVoody 

 Plants of North Carolina; Raleigh, i860. 



