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Webb, (Dr.) R. D. — The relation of geological formations and of 

 soils to malarial fevers, as exemplified in Sumter County, 

 Alabama. Trans. Med. Assoc. Ala. 34:285-306. 2 folded 

 colored maps. 1881. 



Wilkinson, J. A. (compiler). — [Handbook of] Alabama. State 

 Dept. Agriculture and Industries, Bull. 27. 388 pp., includ- 

 ing numerous unnumbered full-page half-tone illustrations. 

 1909. 



A compilation of miscellaneous information about the 

 state, without maps, table of contents, or index. At pages 

 254 and 358 articles commending the work of the U. S. Bu- 

 reau of Soils are appended to chapters contributed by Dr. 

 Smith in such a way as to give a false appearance of hav- 

 ing been written by him. 



Winchell, A. — Notes on the geology of middle and southern Ala- 

 bama. Proc. A. A. A. S. 10 (part 2): 82-93. 1857. 



On pages 87-88 the author has some notes on the vegeta- 

 tion of the Buhrstone region, and comments on the abun- 

 dance of evei'greens. 



For assistance in the preparation of this report, or for 

 their sympathetic interest in it, the writer is especially 

 indebted to Hon. R. E. Pettus of Huntsville, Col. S. W. 

 John of Birmingham (now of Dallas County), Mr. 

 Joshua Franklin of Erin, Clay Co., Mr. Daniel Pratt of 

 Prattville, Mr. J. A. Avant of Gadsden, and Mr. A. L. 

 Barker of the University of Alabama. Many students of 

 the University, some of whom will doubtless be heard 

 from often in later years, have contributed valua- 

 ble information about the forests and forest products of 

 their home counties. 



It would obviously be impossible to give a reasonably 

 complete description of forest conditions in Alabama 

 without spending many years in exploring the state, and 

 publishing a large volume on the subject; and further- 

 more, some regions have necessarily been visited more 

 recently than others, a circumstance which naturally 

 tends to make some difference in the freshness of the 

 descriptions. Hence it is hoped that persons who may 

 find their own neighborhoods inadequately or inaccu- 

 rately described in this brief report will bear these facts 

 in mind when pointing out its shortcomings. Additions 

 and corrections of any kind will always be gratefully 

 received. 



