WESTERN RED HILLS. 



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Arundinaria macro- 

 sperma 



Azalea nudiflora _ 



Rubus nigrobaccus? 



V Vitis rotundif olia .._ 



Sassafras variifolium 



Sambucus Canadensis ... 



Rubus cuneifolius _ 



Cornus stricta? _ 



V Gelsemium semper - 

 virens _ 



V Smilax laurifolia 



.Reed River-banks, etc. 



.Honeysuckle Woods. 



.Blackberry _ ......Various situations. 



.Muscadine .Various situations. 



.Sassafras _ Old fields, etc. 



.Elder _ Low grounds. 



.Blackberry .Roadsides, etc. 



Swamps. 



.Yellow jessamine .Various situations. 



.Bamboo vine Branch-swamps. 



FiG. 6. Ravine in lime hills in Clarke County, about 7 miles 

 northwest of Claiborne, with some of the dense forest recently dead- 

 ened to make room for corn and cotton. Sept. 27, 1912. 



About 70 per cent of the trees are evergreen. Oaks 

 are relatively scarce, the commonest one ranking ninth in 

 the list if the above sequence is correct as far as that ; and 

 hickories seem to be quite rare. Cedar, hackberry, post 

 oak, black-jack oak and black oak are less abundant than 

 one might expect from their occurrence in neighboring re- 

 gions. The pines are important sources of lumber, and the 

 long-leaf one is tapped for turpentine in many places. In 

 1912 there were 48 sawmills reported in this region, with 

 an average capacity of 18,480 board feet a day. Gathering 

 evergreens for decorative purposes is an important indus- 

 try in Conecuh and Monroe Counties. 



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