Vegetation of Stone Mountain 99 
The following mature spring blooming plants were observed in 
abundance: 
Violets. Legumes. 
True Solomon’s Seal. Mints. 
False Solomon’s Seal. Honeysuckle. 
Composites of various kinds. 
II. Pure Coniferous Evergreen on the South Side. 
Here the tree list is notably short. Pinus Taeda and Juniperus 
Virginiana. This so-called pure evergreen forest is slightly diluted by 
the following deciduous species: Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus prinus, Quer- 
cus Georgiana. 
The talus on the south is covered by a pure stand of Pinus Taeda. 
This pure stand grades inland into a mixed forest with a herbaceous 
flora more or less like that found in any broad leaf forest of the 
region. The herbaceous vegetation of the exposed areas on the south 
Fig. 10. Eupatorium ecapillifolium growing in the pure granite debris of the quarry 
on the southeast side of Stone Mountain. 
Fig. 11. Quarry on the east side of Stone Mountain. 
