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weeks after the stem is cut, and this makes it very desiralile for 

 decorative purposes. The berries are greenish or sHghtly tinged 

 with red when ripe, but are not found on every vine every year, 

 so that they do not add much to its appearance. 



'J'his might be called the vine that made Evergreen famous. 

 It was first shipped from there to northern markets by G. W. 

 Caldwell about 1888*, and large quantities have been shipped from 

 there and other places in southern Alabama since, so that the natu- 

 ral supply must be considerably depleted by this time. But as it 

 grows readily on various trees that spring up in fence-corners, it 

 is not likely to be exterminated very soon. In addition to its 

 decorative value it might be useful in a small way for stock feed, 

 for Mr. Caldwell found that cows were very fond of the scraps left 

 over when the vines were prepared for shipment. 



It is almost confined to the coastal plain, in ravines, ham- 

 mocks, bluffs, fence-rows, and other places protected from fire. 



2B. Ravines and bluffs near Warrior River a few miles above Tus- 

 caloosa. 



3. Along Pratt's Creek, Bibb County, and near Pelham, Shelby County 

 (if I have identified it correctly from the train). 



5. Within a few miles of the Coosa River in Coosa and Elmore 

 Counties. 



6A. Tuscaloosa, Bibb and Elmore Counties. 



6C. Hale and Autauga Counties. 



7. Sumter, Dallas, Montgomery, Bullock. 



8. Crenshaw, Pike, Barbour. 



9. Along Alamuchee Creek near York. 

 lOE. Barbour, Pike, Coffee. 



low. Wilcox, Choctaw, Clarke. 



11. Along Murder Creek near Evergreen. 



13 (?). Mobile County (Mohr). 



Up to this point we have been dealing with coniferous (gym- 

 nospermous) trees and endogenous (monocotyledonous) canes, 

 palms, vines, etc. ; and it happens that the majority of them are 

 evergreen. The remainder of the list consists of exogenous (dico- 

 tyledonous) angiosperms, most of which, in this state, are de- 

 ciduous. The trees of this class are commonly known as hard- 

 woods, although some of them have wood that is softer (and 

 lighter) than that of' some of the pines. 



*See Caldwell in bibliography. 



