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and the increased sunlight to which the ground is subjected 

 has retarded decomposition of the present litter and dried 

 out the underlying soil and rock surfaces. As a result the 

 soil conditions have become decidedly acid and the present 

 vegetation undoubtedly markedly different in composition 

 from that of primeval conditions. 



Trees 



Quercus rubra 



" alba 

 Cornus florida 

 Fraxinus americana 

 Castanea dentata 

 Prunus serotina 

 Quercus velutina 

 Sassafras officinalis 

 Hamamelis virginiana 



{most of them young) 



Popuius tremuloides 

 Cornus alterni folia 

 Amelanchier intermedia 

 Magnolia acuminata 

 Prunus pennsylvanica 

 Popuius grandidentata 

 Acer saccharum 

 Acer rubrum 

 Carpinus caroliniana 



Shrubs 



Vaccinium pennsylvanicum 

 Cornus rugosa 

 Diervilla Lonicera 

 Salix humilis 

 Corylus cornuta 

 Vaccinium vacillans 

 Viburnum aceri folium 

 Vaccinium stamineum 

 Azalea nudiflora 

 Rhus glabra 

 Salix Bebbiana 

 Gaultheria procumbens 



Sambucus canadensis 

 Epigaea repens 

 Myrica asplenifolia 

 Rosa Carolina 

 Salix tristis 

 Ceanothus americanus 

 Cornus alternifolia 

 Rubus strigosus 

 Rubus allegheniensis 

 Hamamelis virginiana 

 Rhus Toxicodendron 



Herbaceous 



Pteridium latiusculum 

 Lysimachia quadrifolia 

 Desmodium grandiflorum 

 Sanicula marilandica 

 Pyrola americana 

 Geranium maculatum 

 Lycopodium complanatum A'ar. 

 flabelliforme 

 obscurum 

 Melampyrum lineare 

 Chamaelirium luteum 

 Clintonia umbellulata 

 Fragaria virginiana 



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Lilium philadelphicum 

 Hieracium venosum 

 Luzula campestris var. 



multiflora 

 Viola plamata (see p. 

 Panicum dichotomum 

 Aquilegia canadensis 

 Potentilla canadensis 

 Lespedeza capitata 

 Apocynum androsimaefolium 

 Desmodium paniculatum 

 Carex pennsylvanica 

 Oryzopsis asperifolia 



