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bloom in April it was easily recognized as S. rubra, a well- 

 known sj)ecies, which however had not been rejKjrted so far 

 inland in Alabama before. (Dr. Mohr knew it only from the 

 "Lower pine region" and "coast plain.") I have also observed 

 the bog vegetation from the car window at various times, the 

 latest being on June 30, 1922. 



In the region under consideration there are all gradations 

 between bogs and swamps, but the most typical bogs are very 

 pebbly and located on rather steep slopes, thus resembling 

 those of Maryland, except for the pebbles being smaller. The 

 woody plants are rather small and scattered, and the bulk of 

 the vegetation is made up of light-loving herbs with narrow or 

 reduced leaves. The commonest species, as nearly as could be 

 determined by observations on one day in December and one 

 in April, and a few glimpses from a moving train, are listed be- 

 low. No doubt a little field work in summer or fall would ex- 

 tend the list considerably and change the sequence a little. 

 Species noted only once are omitted. The letter N after the 

 name of a species means that it had not previously been reported 

 from north of the black belt in Alabama. 



WOODY PLANTS HERBS 



Magnolia glauca Eupatorium rotundifolium 



Alnus rugosa Andropogon glomeratus? 



Juncus trigonocarpus N 

 Arundinaria tecta Eriocaulon decangulare N 



Myrica Carolinensis* Sarracenia rubra N 



Viburnum nudum 



Osmunda cinnamomea 

 Coreopsis gladiata N 

 Aronia arbutifolia Drosera capillaris N 



Acer rubrjim 



Aletris aurea N 

 Tofiddia racemosa N 

 Rhus Vernix Pinguicula pumila N 



Xyris sp. 



Eryngium virgatum 

 Utricularia subulata^ 



* See Bull. Torrey Club 33: 528. 1906:36:590. 1909; Torreya 10: 221. 19 10. 

 t Known to Dr. Mohr only from near the coast, but found by the writer 

 on Lookout Mountain in 1905. 



