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existing flora the Loblolly pine becomes confined to the coastal 

 plain north of the Potomac River valley, although to the south- 

 ward it spreads over the Piedmont plateau and into the Appala- 

 chian region. It is found as far north as Cape May County, 

 N. J., but the most northerly pure stands are in southern Dela- 

 ware and Maryland on the sandy soils derived usually from the 

 Pleistocene formations. 



The present occurrence is based upon seeds from the swamp 

 deposit near Long Branch, N. J., indicating that this species 

 extended at least 75 miles farther northward in the late Pleisto- 

 cene than it does at the present time. 

 Juniperus virginiana Linne (?). 



Seeds of a Jtmiperus closely resembling those of this species 

 occur near Long Branch, N. J. They are queried since from 

 fossil wood in the possession of the writer collected from the 



Fig. I. — Nuts (Xi) of Hicoria glabra from Long Branch. 



Pleistocene of Maryland it is clear on anatomical grounds, that 

 an extinct species of Jtmiperus was present in the northern coastal 

 plain and these seeds may possibly be those of that species. 

 The present identification was suggested by Mr. McAtee. 

 Hicoria glabra (Mill.) Britton (?). 



Mercer, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. (ii) 11 : 277, 281. /. 4, 5, 

 12,16. 1899. (Carya porcina Nutt.) 



Berry, Torreya, 6: 89. 1906. Journ. Geol. 15: 340. 1907. 

 Torreya, 9: 97./. IS- 1909. 



This species has a wide range in the existing flora of eastern 

 North America and it is also frequently met with in the Pleisto- 

 cene, having been previously recorded from deposits of this age 

 in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The 



