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mens of plants were secured, besides small lots of some of the com- 

 mon and easily collected animals. Special attention was devoted to 

 the mosses, he])atics, and lichens, in which the region abounds, and 

 a representative collection of each of these groups was secured. Lists 

 of the species of cryptogams have been prepared for publication. 



Fk;. 43. — Mountain 1)ronk near Montreat, 

 North Carolina. Photograph hy Standley. 



The mountains of North CaroHna are of great interest botanically, 

 since they support a varied flora, many of whose components are not 

 found elsewhere. Western North Carolina was visited by some of 

 the earliest American botanists who collected here the types of many 

 of the typically mountain plants. Although numerous botanists have 

 explored the region, many of its divisions are still unexplored and 

 yield rich returns to the collector. 



