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may be conveniently reached from 

 Cincinnati. None is sufficiently remote 

 from the effects of civilization to harbor 

 any of the large mammals (except 

 possibly a few foxes) ; the smaller mam- 

 mals and the birds are abundant; fish 

 of great variety abound in the Little 

 Miami and its principal tributaries, 

 which are among the purest streams of 

 Ohio. 



References: , 



Aiken, W. H. 1911. Catalogue of the 

 ferns and flowering plants of Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio, and vicinity. 



Braun, E. Lucy. 1916. The physio- 

 graphic ecology of the Cincinnati 

 Region. Ohio Biol. Surv. Bull. 7. 



Braun, E. Lucy. 1917. The vegeta- 

 tion of conglomerate rocks of the 

 Cincinnati Region. Plant World, 

 20: 380-392. 



Braun, E. Lucy. 1921. Composition 

 and source of the flora of the Cincin- 

 nati Region. Ecology, 2: 161-180. 



Drake, Daniel. 1815. Natural and 

 statistical view, or picture of Cin- 

 cinnati and the Miami country, 

 illustrated by maps. 



Goodman, A. L., Allen, E. R. and 

 Phillips, S. W. 1917. Soil Survey 

 of Hamilton County, Ohio. U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Bur. Soils. In coopera- 

 tion with Ohio Agr. Exp. Sta. 



Fenneman, Nevin M. 1916. Geology 

 of Cincinnati and vicinity. Geol. 

 Surv. Ohio, 4th Series, Bull. 19. 



Langdon, F. W. 1879. A revised 

 list of Cincinnati birds. Jour. Clin. 

 Soc. Nat. Hist., I, no. 4: 167-193. 



Maps: 



Cincinnati (double) or East Cincin- 

 nati and West Cincinnati, Hamilton, 

 Mason, Felicity, Batavia. 



Goshen Upland Hydrophytic Forest\. 

 (1 (B3); 2 (C3).) (1) About 60 acres 

 of original forest on one of the flattest 

 areas of the Illinoian drift (Clermont silt 

 loam type). Intermittent pools. Hy- 

 dromesophytic deciduous forest; forest 

 openings; lichens and mosses. One of 

 the few areas of virgin forest of this type 

 remaining. Grazed. 



(2) About 40 acres of 50 year old 

 second growth forest, pure stand of pin 

 oak, following cutting. Rich under- 

 growth of characteristic shrubs and 

 herbs. No cutting or grazing; un- 

 touched. 



Fauna of both areas similar: grey 

 squirrels, birds, frogs, tree-toads, snap- 

 ping turtles, crayfish. 890 ft. ; level. 



Cincinnati}, 15 mi. N.E., C. M. & B. 

 Traction, Milford}; 7 mi. east, C. M. & 

 B., Goshen Station; 100 ft. N.E. (w) 

 first area; mi. west (w) second area; 

 Clermont County, Ohio. E. L. Braun. 



Map: Batavia quadrangle. 



Bethel Upland Hydrophytic Forest and 

 Meadow^. (C3 and B4.) About 50 

 acres of original and second growth 

 hydro-mesophytic forest and meadow. 

 No undergrowth except mosses in denser 

 parts; forest openings with rich and 

 characteristic herbaceous growth. 

 Clermont silt loam soil; almost covered 

 by standing water in spring. 910 ft.; 

 level. 



Cincinnati:!:, 28 mi. S.E., C. G. & P. 

 Traction, Bethel}; If mi. S.E C. G. & 

 P., Cordrey's Crossing; \ mi. S.W. (w). 

 Clermont County, Ohio. E. L. Braun. 



Map: Felicity quadrangle. 



*Camp Edgar Friedlander Slope and 

 Flood Plain Forest, and Prairie Open- 

 ings^. (B4 and A4.) Boy Scout camp 

 site containing 71 acres, about f forested. 

 The woods in the Boy Scout grounds 

 "is to be left as a natural forest. We 

 will not permit the cutting down of any 

 of the timber." The title to the ground 

 is permanent. Climax mesophytic for- 

 est, xero-mesophytic slope forest, flood 

 plain forest, and prairie openings. 

 Shows complete succession from bare 

 bluff to mature forest. Typical prairie 

 openings on precipitous river bluffs of 

 Illinoian till (Cedar Cliffs). Flora in- 

 cludes bunch grasses and prairie dock, 

 and several species not known elsewhere 

 in Ohio. Fauna includes gray squirrel, 

 chipmunk, cottontail rabbit, wood- 

 chuck, water birds and song birds, rich 

 insect fauna. On Little Miami River, 

 one of purest streams in Ohio. 540-700 

 ft.; rolling, sharp, and precipitous. 



Cincinnati}, 20 mi. N.E., Pa. R. R. or 

 auto; \ mi. east (w, a). Miamiville, 

 Clermonfc County. E. L. Braun. 



