280 ECONOMIC BOTANY OF ALABAMA 



lA. Lauderdale, Colbert and Limestone Counties, not common. 

 IB. Madison, Limestone, Morgan and Lawrence Counties. 

 IC. Colbert County. 

 2A. Common throughout. 

 2B. Frequent throughout. 



3. Scattered throughout. 



4. Common. 



5. Clay, Chambers, Chilton, and probably all the other counties. 

 6A. Scattered throughout. 



6B. Tuscaloosa, Hale, Bibb and Elmore Counties. 

 6C. Greene, Dallas and Autauga Counties. 

 7. Marengo, Dallas and Macon Counties. 



9. Sumter and Wilcox Counties (approaching the next species?). 

 lOE. Scattered throughout. 



low. Choctaw, Clarke, Wilcox, Monroe and Butler Counties ; rather 

 rare. 



11. Choctaw and Clarke Counties. 

 13. Baldwin and Escambia Counties. 



Nyssa biflora, Walt. (N. syhatica hiflora, Sarg.) Black Gum. 



(Fig. 64) 



Ustially a smaller and straighter tree than the preceding, with 

 trtink enlarged at the base somewhat in the manner of the cy- 

 presses, and narrower leaves ; but there may be all graduations 

 between, especially toward the northern and western limits of this 

 species. 



Its economic properties are similar to those of A'', sylvatica, 

 At Prattville it is used for the disks between the saws of cotton 

 gins, and at Flomaton its wood together with several others has 

 been shaved into thin strips and made into baskets. In recent 

 years, since more desirable woods have become scarce, some of it 

 has been used for cross-ties. 



Grows in sotir swamps and i)onds, usually where the water 



covers the ground most of the year, btit does not fluctuate more 



than two or three feet with the seasons. Mostly in the coastal 



plain, where it is often abundant in spots, tmlike the preceding 



species. 



2A. Lawrence, Marshall, DeKalb and St. Clair Counties. 

 2B. Along Hurricane Creek near the "Plank Road," Tuscaloosa 

 County. 



3. DeKalb (?), Cherokee and Talladega Counties. 



4. Clay County? (Identification doubtful.) 



6A. Common from Franklin County southeastward, mostly in creek 

 swamps. 



6B. Chilton and Autauga Counties ; common. 



6C. Rather common throughout. 



7. In sandy areas, Dallas, Lowndes and Macon Counties. 



