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that covers the ground as ivy sometimes does, to the exclusion 
of all other herbaceous vegetation, over an area perhaps 100 
feet square, or the greater part of the cemetery. If the Vinca 
propagated itself by seed, and there were isolated specimens out- 
side of the main mass, those might succumb to any fire that 
might run through the woods; but the continuous colony, being 
evergreen, is not very combustible. 
Associated with the Vinca are several other plants intro- 
duced from other places, near and far. The commonest is Albiz- 
zia Julibrissin, and the next perhaps Robinia Pseudo-acacia. 
Both are normally small or medium-sized trees, with thin wind- 
disseminated pods, but here they are only large shrubs, though 
it is possible that some larger specimens may have been cut out. 
The Albizzia is a native of Asia, as already stated. The native 
home of the Robinia is in the Appalachian region, but it has es- 
caped from cultivation in many places outside of its range, at 
least as far north as New York, and south to northern Florida 
and southwestern Mississippi. 
The upper story of the forest in the cemetery is composed 
of Prunus (Padus) serotina, which grows about as tall as the 
native oaks near by, but rather slender. It is undoubtedly na- 
tive in ravines and on bluffs (it needs protection from fire) in 
northern Georgia, but whether or not there was any of it in Lee 
County before the first settlers arrived is a question. A smaller 
and less abundant tree in the same locality is Prunus (Lauro- 
cerasus) Caroliniana, whose habitat preferences are similar to 
those of P. serotina, though it is confined to the coastal plain, 
or nearly so. It may be native along creeks and rivers near 
Palmyra, but its seeds, like those of P. serotina, are easily car- 
ried by birds to places where it did not grow naturally. It may 
also have been planted in the cemetery, for it is a handsome 
evergreen. 
Juniperus Virginiana is doubtless native on limestone out- 
crops not far away, but hardly in the oak grove, for it too ís 
Sensitive to fire.” The cedars in the cemetery may have been 
planted purposely by man or accidentally by birds. Ilex vomi- 
toria, a shrub or small tree, is another evergreen with berries. 
It is native along the coast, and perhaps at many interior local- 
ities where there is sufficient protection from fire; and it may 
See Torreya 12: 145-154, July, 1912. 
