JOURNAL 
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 
FOURTEENTH YEAR—PART FIRST. 
1ISO7. 
NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE 
WILMINGTON REGION. _ 
H. V. WILSON, 
A brief collecting trip to the vicinity of Wilmington, 
N. C., made about the middle of April, oreatly impressed 
me with the natural history advantages of the résionw.:, T 
publish these few notes in the hope that they may be of 
service to other naturalists who think of visiting the 
Southern coast. 
In Wilmington itself no one can fail to notice the ad- 
mirable shade tree, the laurel oak (Quercus laurtfolia 
Michx.), socommon along the streets. This tree in Wil- 
mington passes under the name of water oak; in South 
Carolina it is known as the Darlington oak. Its straight 
bole, symmetrical top and moderate size vive it an ele- 
gance of shape well suited to city streets, and the im- 
pression of finish is heightened by the glossy aspect of 
the toliage. 
From the city there runs a most excellent road, eight 
miles long, to Wrightsville, a settlement on the coast. 
The road is a well kept shell road, smooth, hard, and 
good for bicycling. Scrub oaks, elms, long-leaf pines 
and cypresses edge it, and near the sound the full @reen 
heads of the live oaks are seen on all sides. In the open 
