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Tsiega Canadensis Carr. (Hemlock) is a large tree; abun- 

 dant in moist regions through nearly all of the mountain 

 counties. It has only been removed in northern Mitchell, 

 where it has been barked for tanning purposes, and along 

 the Little Tennessee river. 



T. Caroliniana Engcl. (Hemlock) is frequent on ridges 

 along the Blue Ridge from eastern Ashe to Macon. It has 

 been cut in only a few localities, for frames for houses, etc. 



Picea nigra IJnk. (Black Spruce or He Balsam) forms 

 twenty square miles of virgin forest in Watauga, Mitchell, 

 Yancey, Haywood and Swain counties. Has been cut only 

 in some places about Roan mountain. It is a tree of three 

 feet in diameter and sixty to ninety feet high. 



Abies Fraseri Lijidl. (Balsam, or She Balsam) covers the 

 summit of the highest mountain peaks. 



CJiamcEcyparis sphceroidea SpacJi. (Juniper or White 

 Cedar) occurs in many of the large swamps in the eastern 

 district, especially in Harnett, Tyrrell, Gates and most 

 of the other extreme eastern and north-eastern counties. 

 It has been largely removed from Pasquotank, Perquimans 

 and Camden counties, and about the larger eastern towns. 

 It is a medium-sized tree and is very valuable for making 

 pails, tanks, boats, shingles, etc., for which purposes it is 

 largely used. 



Taxodiuni disticJuim Rich. (C\-press) occurs abundantly 

 in the swamps of the eastern section. It has been worked 

 up around larger towns and in the north-eastern counties of 

 Currituck, Perquimans, Hertford and Camden. It is a 

 very large tree, four to five feet through and from eighty 

 to more than one hundred feet hifrh. Its wood is light, 

 and is used largely for lumber, shingles and boats, and to 

 a small extent for furniture. 



Sabal Palmetto Lodd. (Palmetto) occurs somewhat 

 abundantly on Smith's Island, at the mouth of the 

 Cape Fear river. It is a small tree about one foot 



