344 CAROLINA TITMOUSE. 



4^ inches long, while the latter is 5^, a great difference in birds of so 

 small a size. The differences in the other parts are proportional. The 

 grey of the back is purer in the smaller species, and the white of the 

 neck more so in the larger, in which also the white edgings of the wings 

 are very conspicuous. 



The Supple Jack. 



The Supple Jack is a species of Smilax extremely abundant in all the 

 swampy portions of the Southern States. Its slender stem entwines the 

 trunk and branches of even the tallest trees, and, with its delicate branches, 

 is extremely tough and pliant, one of half an inch in diameter being 

 strong enough to suspend a body having a weight of several hundred 

 pounds. It is frequently used instead of a cord to hang clothes upon 

 to dry. The festoons which it forms are graceful and pleasing to the 

 eye. 



