River Country of Georgia 



diameter, with leaves ten to fifteen inches long, 

 in dense radiant masses at the ends of the naked 

 branches. The wood is strong, hard, and very 

 resinous. It makes excellent ship spars, bridge 

 timbers, and flooring. Much of it is shipped to 

 the West India Islands, New York, and Gal- 

 veston. 



The seedlings, five or six years old, are very 

 striking objects to one from the North, con- 

 sisting, as they do, of the straight, leafless 

 stem, surmounted by a crown of deep green 

 leaves, arching and spreading like a palm. 

 Children fancy that they resemble brooms, and 

 use them as such in their picnic play-houses. 

 Pinus palustris is most abundant in Georgia 

 and Florida. 



The sandy soil here is sparingly seamed with 

 rolled quartz pebbles and clay. Denudation, go- 

 ing on slowly, allows the thorough removal of 

 these clay seams, leaving only the sand. Not- 

 withstanding the sandiness of the soil, much of 

 the surface of the country is covered with stand- 

 ing water, which is easily accounted for by the 

 [55] 



