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Fig. 4. A view about half way to the summit on the south side of Stone Mountain, 
showing the broken surface and the uneven distribution of the vegetation. Broom-sedge 
(Andropogon virginiana) in one of the few cracks of the mountain. 
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Fig. 5. A pure stand of pine at a high elevation on the south side. 
woody species, all the trees being scrubby and very much dwarfed. 
The south talus, however, is densely covered by a pure stand of pine, 
each tree having a remarkably long and clear bole. 
Figures 3, 4, and 5 give a progressive view of the forest on the 
south as it spreads from summit to base. On the south side of Stone 
Mountain, in fact on all parts except the extreme north side, the topog- 
raphy is unique, and the landscape is unsurpassed in grandeur. 
Deep forested ravines (Fig. 7), cedar trees a century old or more 
(Fig. 3), tumbled heaps of massive granite blocks (Fig. 5), garden-like 
shelves of accumulated alluvium, radiant and fragrant with flowering 
plants (Fig. 9), cracks in the exposed granite filled with growing An- 
dropogon virginiana (Fig. 4), a broken, scaly, cracking, wavy surface, 
all tell a tale of dynamics contrary to the static north side with its 
mere clean, light grey streaks alternating with the dark grey lichened 
areas. 
