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on more of the aspect of the alluvial bay. Whether this increase 

 in number of species and density of growth is due to better drain- 

 age is not certain, but that this is so seems likely, as there are 

 several ditches in this part that considerably reduce the amount 

 of standing water in wet seasons. The old-field pine is still domi- 

 nant, and much young growth of this species is coming on. The 

 cypress, on the other hand, is confined to the lower places where 

 competition is not so strong. The other trees that appear here, 

 mentioned in order of their abundance, are black gum, sweet gum, 

 red maple, long-leaf pine, water oak, holly and sweet bay {Mag- 

 nolia glauca) . The three last are scattered and scarce. In addi- 

 tion to these a very few red bays (Persea pubescens), one dog- 

 wood (Cornus florida), and one choke cherry (Prunus serotina) 

 were seen. 



Among the shrubs the gallberry is still most abundant, but 

 there is a quantity of both of our high bush huckleberries (V ac- 

 tinium corymbosum and V. fuscatum), each reaching a height 

 of ten to twelve feet. Of these two V. fuscatum is considerably 

 more plentiful than the other and reaches a slightly greater 

 height. Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) , cat brier (Smilax 

 rotundifolia) and low black huckleberry (V actinium tenellum) 

 are not rare, and there is some sweet pepper bush (Clethra alni- 

 folia), bullace grape (Vitis rotundifolia) and bamboo briar 

 (/Smilax laurifolia) . The two last are far more abundant and 

 characteristic in the alluvial bays. 



On the ditch bank by the road passing through this part of the 

 bay to the Lucas Place were high blackberry (Rubus Andrew- 

 sianus), dewberry (Rubus procumbens) , Smilax glauca (a little), 

 woodbine (Lonicera sempervirens) and a good deal of the exotic 

 Japenese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). 



Xear the back of Major Coker's Harts ville Plantation on the 

 west side, is another flat-wood's bay of somewhat different char- 

 acter from the one just described. It is lower and wetter and 

 in its central part the pond pine (Pinus serotina) replaces the old- 

 field pine (P. taeda). Many square yards of the wet ground are 

 covered with thick compact mats of hair-cap moss (Polytrichum 

 commune). Cypress is present, with sweet gum, black gum, 

 sweet bay and red maple in good amount. There is a little 

 willow oak, red bay, black willow, and Carolina poplar. The 

 shrubs here that are not found in the other bay are horse sugar 

 (Symplocos tinctoria), male berry (Lyonia ligustrina var. folio- 

 soflora), Cyrilla racemiflora, Zenobia pulverulenta, Zenobia 



