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pastures abcjul: ihe camp. The chestnut is the predominant tree 

 and it is still free from canker, although this disease has reached 

 the adjacent valleys. Large chestnut trees, usually heavily 

 loaded with fruit, surround some of the cabins and form a grove 

 to the east which has given the name "Apple Orchard" to the 

 mountain. The red oak comes next in importance, and all the 

 trees seemed to bear an unusually large crop of acorns this year. 

 The white oak and chestnut oak were less common, while the 

 gray oak was confined to the higher elevations. 



Pines were almost entirely lacking, but the hemlock was 

 frequent in moist places. Sugar maple and yellow birch were 

 found near the waterfall. The linden, dogwood, and sourwood 

 rarely get above 2,500 feet. No holly was seen except a few 

 trees of mountain holly. The witch hazel was everywhere, 

 resplendent in its autumn dress of yellow flowers. 



Partial L.rsx of Trees 



Acer pennsylvanicum Liriodendron tulipifera 



Acer ruhrum Magnolia acuminata 



Acer saccharum Malus coronaria 



Alniis rugosa Nyssa sylvatica 



Betiila alleghane?isis Ostrya virginica 



Betula lutea Pimis rigida 



Castanea dentata Querciis alba 



Fraxinus americana Quercus horealis 



Ilex monticola Quercus Prinus 



Juglans cinerea Quercus rubra 



Hamamelis virginiana Prunus serotina 



Hickoria alba Sorbus americana 

 Tsuga canadensis 



An Idea for a Rock Garden 



It occurred to the writer that the summit of "Apple Orchard" 

 would make an excellent plan for a rock garden in this latitude 

 while also representing geographical botany, ecology, and ac- 

 climatization. It might be difficult to grow some of the plants 

 here on account of the peculiar conditions of heat and moisture 



