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The range of the bald cypress in the Coastal Plain region 

 is from Southern Delaware and Maryland southward to Florida 

 and westward along the Gulf Coastal Plain to Texas. Many 

 Pleistocene cypress swamps have been discovered within the 

 present range of this species while numerous finds have been 

 reported beyond its range showing that the bald cypress is 

 slowly retreating southward. 



The geological range of this species is from Pliocene to 

 recent. 



Quercus sp. 



Among all the seeds collected, acorns were the most nu- 

 merous. A definite identification of this species was impossible 

 due to the fact that many of the acorns were immature and the 

 rest too poorly preserved for identification, however, if leaves 

 had been present one might have been able to determine their 

 species. 



The mature acorn (No. 5) is oval in shape, somewhat pointed 

 at apex, and the surface slightly striated. The character of the 

 surface changes between the region marked off by a circular 

 line around the fruit and the base of the acorn, where the crack 

 is observed on the left side. This marks the extent to which the 

 acorn was enclosed within the cup. This acorn is split — in the 

 plain of the illustration — thus showing the badly preserved 

 cotyledons. 



In the immature specimen (No. 2) only the very tip, which 

 is pointed, of the acorn can be observed. The stalk forms not 

 quite half of the entire height of the cup. The scales on the cup 

 are very thick and closely imbricated making a very stubbled 

 surface. Many of the immature acorns were collected, but with- 

 out their cups in most cases. 



The common oak which is found in the vicinity of Green- 

 bury Point is Quercus ilicifolia Wang which is found growing 

 throughout the Coastal Plain region. This Pleistocene oak is 

 probably not closely related to the present inhabitant. The 

 geological range of the oak is from the Upper Cretaceous to 

 recent. 



Retinodiplosis taxodii Felt 



Some of the most common objects to be found along with 

 the bald cypress scales are numerous small galls {Retinodiplosis 



