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Beneath the trees the shrubbery is more or less clumped, with 

 open spaces between. The small gallberry (Ilex glabra) and the 

 wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) are the most abundant shrubs. 

 The former is evergreen and in such open positions is rarely over 

 three feet in height. On May 24th. 1909, it was in full bloom and 

 its black berries of the preceding season were still hanging on in 

 abundance. The wax myrtle is of two forms, a large shrub three 

 or four feet high, that often stands close against the boles of the 

 pines, and a small dwarf variety, one foot high or less, that runs 

 extensively in open places. To this latter form Dr. J. K. Small 

 has given the name of Myrica pumila. As there has been some 

 doubt as to whether M. pumila is a species or merely a growth 

 form of M. cerifera dependent on environmental influences. I 

 undertook to settle the point by planting the two forms side by 

 side both at Hartsville and at Chapel Hill, X. C. After several 

 years each retains its character completely, thus proving at least 

 a varietal distinction. 



There is a good deal of the little stagger-bush (Lyonia mariana) 

 around the edges of the other shrubbery. It is very pretty when 

 covered with its large, white, bell-shaped flowers. The only other 

 shrubs noticed in this area were high blackberries (Rubus 

 Andrewsianus) and sumach (Rhus copalina). Plate IX is a 

 photograph of these woods. 



About two hundred yards farther down the road where it turns 

 towards the old Lucas Place the soil is not quite so damp and is 

 covered with a dense growth of remarkably varied composition. 

 The trees are long-leaf pine (Pinus palustris), black gum (Nyssa 

 biflora), sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua), black jack 

 oak (Quercus marilandica) , post oak (Q. stellata), willow oak 

 (Q. Phellos), water oak (Q. nigra), Spanish oak (Q. falcata), 

 white hickory (Garya alba), persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), 

 choke, cherry (Prunus serotina) and dogwood (Cornns florida), 

 This is an unusual combination, but no more so than is exhibited 

 by the shrubs. Gallberry (Ilex glabra), sumach (Rhus copalina), 

 cat brier (Smilax rotund i folia) . low-bush Huckleberry (Gaylus- 

 sacia frondosa), low black huckleberry (Vaccinium tenellum ) . a 

 species of haw (Crataegus), shad bush (Amelanchier Botry- 

 apium), stagger-bush (Lyonia mariana), poison oak (Rh».s quer- 

 cifolia), dewberry kRubus procumbens), and late blackberry 

 (Rubus cuneifolius), all occur within a few feet of each other. 

 Here also are sensitive plant (Schrankia angustata), wild yam 



