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informed that a few small trees of thi- species were to be found 

 growing in Wake county, on Swift Creek, about ten miles southwest 

 from Raleigh, and on visiting that place I found the real Abies 

 Canadensis growing there, at an elevation of not more than 350 feet, 

 latitude a little south of 56*^. The locality was the northern ex- 

 posure of a bluff about 100 feet high and 350 yards long, extending 

 in a nearly east by west course, with its eastern end curved around 

 toward the northeast and its western toward the northwest, thus 

 quite effectively shutting out a portion of the sun's heat. 



There were four or fiv»^ trees growing on this northern exposure 

 that measured 12 to 15 inches in diameter near the base, and about 

 50 feet high. These with several smaller individuals were all that 

 could be found. The larger trees do not present a heathy, vigorous 

 appearance; and are quite certain to be shortlived. The smaller 

 trees are few in number. 



Piniis Stobiis, L. {White Pine). — Distribution in mountain region 

 of the State much the same as that of the Hemlock Spruce, men- 

 tioned above; and like that tree the White pine has not, so far as I 

 know, been recorded as occurring at any point in this State east of 

 the "Mountain Region." Recently, however, as reported to me by 

 several reliable persons, it has been found in Chatham county, grow- 

 ing on the northern exposure of the steep, rocky, southern bank of 

 Rocky River, near the junction of the latter with Deep river, at an 

 elevation of less than 500 feet. 



University of N. C. J. A. Holmes. 



MAGNETITE FROM ORANGE COUNTY. 



This magnetite is found on the farm of Cheek, about three 



miles south of Chapel Hill. Pieces ranging up to ten or fifteen 

 pounds in weight are found scattered over the field. One of these 

 was analysed with the following result : 



Magnetic iron oxide 96.03 



Silica _ 3.02 



Water .52 



Sulphur ig 



Phosphorus trace. 



99.76 

 Chemical Laboratory, U. N. C John L. Borden. 



