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In a mimeographed letter from the Southern Forest Experi- 

 ment Station, G. H. Lentz reports the killing of red gum, ash, 

 elm, hickory, and oaks, especially the young seedlings which 

 were submerged for some time. In one locality in Madison 



Photo by Brown. 

 Adventitious roots from the trunk of a willow sapling. 



Parish, he reports a killing of approximately 60% of the trees 

 examined. 



Since the levee back of the college was newly constructed 

 it was thought advisable to compare the vegetation with that 

 of an old levee. A point was chosen on the opposite shore 



