8 THE ADIRONDACK SPRUCE 
SWAMP LANDS 
Under this head are included all the swamp and 
marsh lands of the Park. In certain places, on low, 
flat, wet ground, there is an almost pure growth of 
small, spindling, narrow-crowned Spruce, which ap-. 
parently does not reach a merchantable size. The 
general aspect of thistree,in habit and color of foliage, 
is in marked contrast to those about it. On close ex- 
amination, it is found to be Black Spruce (Picea mart- 
ana (Mill) B.S. P.), while the merchantable tree is 
Red Spruce (Picea rubra (Poir) Diet.) 
The Red Spruce also occurs almost pure in low 
swampy ground, but it is more often found in mixture 
with Balsam. In such places it is usually short and 
scrubby. The following summary gives the average 
condition of the forest on swamp land in the Park. 
