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bud or Judas tree, Cercis canadensis^ are abundant. There are 

 also the sumac {Rhus)^ the black haw, Vib7irnuTn prtmifolium^ 

 the sassafras, Sassafras offichiale^ the chinquapm, Castanea 

 pumila.it\\Q red c^Aax^ Juniper us virginiana-M\<\ the fringe tree, 

 Chiona?ithus virginica^ with its graceful tassels. In the warmer 

 parts may be seen the magnolia, Magnolia glauca^ the wahoo, 

 Ulm7is alata^ and the beautiful shining leaves and red berries of 

 the liolly, Ilex opaca., while in a limited region in the south-east 

 corner of the State, in the vicinity of Norfolk, are found the live 

 oak, ^tiercus virens^ the upland willow oak, ^uercus cinerea^ 

 the yaupon, Ilex cassine^ the dahoon holly. Ilex dahoon^ the lob- 

 lolly bay, Gordonia lasiantJnis^ the soutliern prickly ash, Xatt- 

 thoxvlu?n clava-herculis^ the iron-wood, Bumclia lycioides^ the 

 sweet-leaf, Symplocos tinctoria^ihe large tupelo, JVyssa. uniflora^ 

 the osmanthus, Osmantkiis a/nericanus^ and the Carolina water- 

 ash, Fraxinus platycarpa. In the D!smal Swamp* the most 

 abundant trees are the Gum, Nyssa multijlora^ the white cedar, 

 Cupressus thyoides^ the Old-field pine, Pinus tccda^ and the 

 cypress, Taxodium distichum. 



Of herbaceous species in Eastern Virginia occurring for 

 example both in Albemarle, a representative county of the 

 Piedmont region, and in tlie District of Columbia may be men- 

 tioned, Clematis virginiana^ A?iemojiella thalictroides, Hepa- 

 tica triloba^ Aquilegia cafzadensis^ various species of Ranun- 

 culus^ Viola and Hypericum^ Claytonia virginica^ Geranium 

 maculat?im, Oxalis violacca, and O. corniculata var. stricta^ 

 Impatiens fulva^ species of Dcsinodimn and Cassia^ Tepkrosia 

 virgitziana^ Gillcizia trifoUata^ Potcvtilla canadensis^ Rubus 

 villosus^ CupJicea viscosissinia^ CEnothera bic7inis^ and one or 

 other of the varieties of CEnothera fruticosa which in great pro- 

 fusion adorns the meadows in June as the Claytonia does earlier 

 in the spring in certain situations. In the Compositie are Ver- 

 nonia noveborace?zsis^ Eupatoriu7n purpiireiim and E per- 

 f ol latum y Ilieracium vcnosiiin^ Coreopsis vcrticillata., various 

 species of Aster ^ Solidago and Hcliazzthus^ Chrysopsis Alariana,, 

 Chrysogonum virginianum^ Ambrosia trijida and A artem- 

 isicefolia^ Actinomeris squarrosa^ Rudbcckia laciniata^ Hele- 

 7zium azitzimnale. Bidejzs cernzia and B. bipinizata^ Gnapha- 



•Field and Forest, Vol. III., p. 29. 



