33 



on the adjacent ridges and two to three weeks earher than in the 

 Pink Beds, nearly i,ooo feet lower altitude. The buckberry (a 

 local name), Gaylussacia ursma, G. resinosa, Cletlira acuminata, 

 Leucothoe reciirva. Azalea hitea, Pyriis melanocarpa {Aronia 

 nigra Britton), Vacciniiun corymbosiivi, Robinia Jiispida, and 

 Rhus copallina are common and conspicuous shrubs on the 

 summit of the exposed cliffs. The drier woods on the back of 

 the mountain contain numerous specimens of Myrica asplenifolia 

 and Vacciniiim stamineiim. Epigaea repens is common on the 

 wooded portions of the summit. 



The herbaceous vegetation varies greatly in appearance with the 

 season. In early May the most conspicuous herbaceous plants 

 are Viola hastata, V. rotnndifolia , Adopogon montamis, Hypoxis 

 hirstiia, Potentilla canadensis, Iris verna, Ei'igeron pnlcliellus, Sax- 

 ifraga virginensis, Viola pedata, V. priimdaefolia, and V. affinis. 



In midsummer most of the above named plants become in- 

 conspicuous and their place is taken by such species as Enpa- 

 toritun pub esc ens, Gerardia temnfolia, Aster Curtissii, Bidens bipin- 

 nata, Steironema heterophyllitni, Capnoides scinpervirens, Tali- 

 nuin teretifolium, and Xyris sp. 



The last two named are not found elsewhere in the adjacent 

 region, although the writer has not visited John Rock and Cedar 

 Rock Mountains nearby which possess similar geological for- 

 mations. 



Woody Plants of Lookingglass Mountain in Order of 

 Relative Abundance 



(Starred species were either young, dwarfed, or shrub-like.) 



Trees Shrubs 



Quercns Finns L. Kalmia latifolia L. 



Castanea dentata (Marsh) Rhododendroji maximnm L. 



Borkh. Vaccininm corymbosum L. 



Qnercus rubra L. Gaylussacia iirsina (M. A. Cur- 

 Tsiiga caroliniana Engelm. tis) T. & G. 



Quercus coccinea Muench. Andromeda ligustrina (L.)Muhl. 



PijMS pungens Lamb. Vaccininm staminetim L, 



Quercus alba L. Rhododendron punctatiim Andr. 



