SMILACAEAE 85 



Smilax laurifolia, L. Bamboo vine. 



A smooth vine with comparatively few prickles and thick 

 evergreen leaves, which are usually narrow and stand erect, so as 

 to present only a small surface to the mid-day sun. Often climbs 

 trees of considerable height. It can be used for decorative pur- 

 poses, but the leaves turn brown in a few days. 



Grows in sandy bogs and wet woods with sour soil ; ]jractically 



confined to those parts of the state where less than o^'c of the area 



was cultivated in cotton in 1880, according to Dr. Smith's map in 



the 6th volume of the Tenth Census (map 2 of this workj. ( This 



probably holds true also in other states.) Its known distribution 



by regions is as follows : 



2A. Along Little River on Lookout Mountain. (See Torreva 6:114. 

 1906.) 



4. Along branches on southeast slope of Blue Ridge in Clav Countv. 

 (See Torreya 10:219-221. 1910.) 



5. Rather rare. Randolph, Tallapoosa, Elmore and Chiltun Counties. 

 6A. Common from Franklin County southeastward. 



6B. Common in Chilton and Autauga Counties, and probably else- 

 where. 



6C. Occasional. 



7 (or 8?). Southern Dallas County. 

 8. Pike and Barbour Counties. 

 lOE, low. Frequent. 



11. Clarke and Conecuh Counties. 



12. Common. 



1^. Abundant throughout. 



Smilax Waited, Pursh. 



A deciduous vine, with bright red berries which hang on all 

 winter, and therefore make it desirable for decorative purposes. 



Grows in swamps, with more fertile soil than those favored 



by ,S". laurifolia. Confined to the coastal plain, or nearly so. 



6A. Elmore County. 

 6B. Autauga County. 

 6C. Pickens County. 

 lOE. Henry County. 



11. Suggsville and Clarke Counties (Denny). 



12. Covington, Geneva and Houston Counties. 



11 or 13. Abundant along Murder Creek above Kirkland. 



13. Mobile and Baldwin Counties. 



14. Baldwin County. 



Smilax lanceola'a, L. \\'ild smil.\x or bamboo 



A neat evergreen vine with few or no prickles, climljing on 

 trees. Its leaves keep their shape and color pretty well for a few 



