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zone and culminating in the spruce and fir of the Canadian zone at 

 nearly 7,000 feet, and then descending through the beech-birch-maple, 

 hemlock, and yellow poplar types on the northwest slope. Such a route, 

 which would be almost entirely within the boundaries of a National 

 Forest, would be highly scenic, giving at many points magnificant 

 vistas across th(? foothills far out into the Piedmont of the Carolinas ; 

 or across the Unakas into Tennessee. Of scarcely less allurement 

 would be the floral tapestry of woodside and mountain meadow. With 

 the unfolding buds appear the dwarf locusts. The vernal flowering 

 rhododendrons ^ and azaleas,'"' with the gorgeous display of white, rose 

 and flame-colored flowers are followed by summer species, and these 

 are succeeded by the yellows and purples of many herbs which usher 

 in the crimson and orange tones of autumn. 



" There are 3 specie.s of Rhododendron and one variety which occur abundantly 

 along the proposed location. The earHest flowering- of these is R. caroliuiaiium 

 var. niargarctfac. which differs from the type chiefly in having white or nearly 

 white and not rose-purple flowers. This variety is very abundant above Old 

 Fort on the head streams of the Catawba River. 



'Of the species of Azaleas in the Eastern United States, seven, with 5 va- 

 rieties, occur in this in-mediate region. Rhodora vaseyi (Gray) n.c. Rhodo- 

 dendron vaseyi Gr.. Proc. A. A. 15, 48. Tsufsiisi calciidulaccitm (Mx) n.c. 

 Azalea calendulacea Mx., Fl. 1, 151. T. calenduhceum f. croceum (Mx.) n.c. 

 Azalea c. B crocea Mx., Fl. 1, 151. T. calcndidaccum f. aurantium CLodd.) 

 n.c. Azalea coccinea aurantia Lodd., Bot. Cab. 13, t. 1255. Tsutsusi nudiflorum 

 (L.) n.c. Azalea n. L. Sp. PI. ed. 2, 214. T. n. qlandifenim (Port.) n.c. Azalea 

 nudiflorum var. g. Porter, Bui. F. CI. 27, 508. Tsutsusi roseum (Loiseleur — des 

 Longchamps) nc. Azalea rosea, Loiseleur — des Longchamps, in Duh.. Traite; 

 ed. 2, 5, 224. Tsutsusi canesccns (Mx.) n.c. Azalea ranescens Mx., Fl. 1, 150. 

 Tsutsusi canescens candidum (Small) n.c. Azalea Candida Small., Bull. Tor. 

 CI., 28, 360. Tsutsusi znscosum- (L.) n.c. Azalea viscosa L., Sp. PL, 1. 151. 

 Tsutsusi viscosum glaucum (Ait.) n.c. Azalea viscosa glauca Ait.. Hort. Kew. 

 1, 203. Tsutsusi viscosum montanum (Rehd.) n.c. Rhododendron v. montanum 

 Rehd., Azal. 164. Tsutsusi znscosum f. coerulescens (Rehd.) n.c. Rhododendron 

 f. Rehd., Azal., 165. Tsutsusi arhoresccns (Pursh.) n c. Azalea arborescens 

 Pursh., Fl. 152. Tsutsusi arborescens richardsonii (Rehd.) n.c. Rhododendron 

 arborescens var. Rehd., Az. 168. In addition to these which occur in this region 

 a number of others can probably be grown without difficultv. Among these 

 might be mentioned the following: Tsutsusi calif ornica (T. & G.) n.c. Azalea 

 californica T. & G. Tsutsusi speciosa (Willd.) n.c. Azalea speciosa Willd., Berl. 

 Baum. Ed. 2, 49. Tsutsusi aiistrinuni (Small) n.c. Azalea austrinum Sm. Fl. 

 Ed. 2. 1356. Tsutsusi atlanticum n.c. Azalea atlantica Ashe, Bui. ch. Mus. 13, 

 26. Tsutsusi neglectum n.c. Azalea neglecta Ashe. Bui. Tor. Bot. cl., 47, 581. 

 Tsutsusi oblongifolium (Sm.) n.c. Azalea oblongifolia Small, fl. 883. Tsutsusi 

 serrulatuni (Sm.) n.c. Azalea serrulata Small, Fl. 883. Tsutsusi scrrulatuin 

 georgianum (Rehd.) n.c. Rhododendron s. var. Rehd., .'Vzal. 156. Tsutsusi 

 viscosum nitidum (Pursh.) n.c. Azalea nitida Pursh, Fl. 1, 153. Tsutsusi vis- 

 cosum tomentosum (De Cour.) n.c. Azalea tomentosa De Courset, Bot. Cult. 

 Ed. 3, 336. Tsutsusi znscosum hispidum (Pursh.) n.c. Azalea hispida Pursh, 

 Fl. 1, 154. Tsutsusi viscosum, aemtSans (Rhed.) n.c. Rhododendron v. var. 

 Rhed.. Azal. 165. 



