LIFE ZONES 



ginicum) ; cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) ; 

 small cranberry ( Vaccinium oxycoccus) ; pitcher 

 plant (Sarracenia purpurea) ; manna grass (Gly- 

 ceria canadensis) ; orchid (Habenaria hyperborea} ; 

 and sphagnum moss. 



yThe broad-lejived-foTfrgt nr>.mipiga the jieep glacial 

 drift ^aoils, which for jthe most part are gravelly ~or~ 

 sandy loams. It is usually found on the higher 

 slopes and ridges when these are well covered with 

 soil, but it may occur on sandy flats when the water 

 table is near the surface. At least one-half of the 

 forest is composed of sugar maple (Acer saccharum), 

 and about one-fourth consists of beech (Fagus grandi- 

 flora). [Jhe other species in order of their abun- 

 dance are: Basswood (Tilia americana) ; yellow 

 birch (Betula lutea) ; hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) ; 

 hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) ; elm (Ulmus 

 americana) ; white ash (Fraxinus americana) ; bal- 

 sam (Abies balsamea) ; black cherry (Prunus sero- 

 tina} ; large-toothed aspen (Populus grandidentata) . 

 The names of some of the characteristic plants 

 which may be found beneath the broad-leaved forest 

 are given below: Prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynos- 

 bati) ; witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana] ; striped 

 maple (Acer pennsylvanicum} ; round-leaved dog- 

 wood (Cornus circinata] ; witch hobble (Viburnum 

 alnifolium) ; wood fern (Aspidium spinulosum) ; 

 wood rush (Luzula vernalis) ; yellow clintonia (Clin- 

 tonia borealis) ; false Solomon's seal (Smilacina 



remosa) ; wild lily of the valley (Mianthemum 

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