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cassini folia, I tea virginica, and Leucothoe racemosa. From this 

 list it would seem that this bay approaches somewhat to the 

 alluvial bay, but it may still be distinguished from such a growth 

 as Burnt Bay by the much more open vegetation and small devel- 

 opment of evergreen trees (except pine). The sweet bay present 

 is small and inconspicuous, and red bay is rare and also small. 



Ascyrum starts and Ascyrum hypericoides are present, and 

 there is a little Smilax laurifolia. 



Shrubs occurring here that were also found in the bay by Mr. 

 Miller's place are Aronia arbuti folia, V actinium corymbosum, V . 

 fuscatum and Clethra alnifolia, On the edge is an abundance of 

 Clethra alnifolia, Gaylussacia frondosa, Vaccinium tenellum, 

 Andromeda mariana and Ilex glabra. The pretty little partridge 

 berry (Mitchella repens) was also found growing in damp mossy 

 spots near the borders. Under the old-field pines beyond the 

 edges of the bay were low, extensive beds of Azalea nudi flora, 

 Vaccinium tenellum, Gaylussacia dumosa, Myrica pumila and 

 Ilex glabra. 



Zenobia pulverulenta and Zenobia cassinifolia are two beau- 

 tiful shrubs of the heath family that are partial to the flat- woods 

 bays, but they are very erratic in their occurrence. They prefer 

 the wet, undrained soil of these bays and are rather rare in 

 alluvial bays, but all flat woods bays do not contain them. They 

 multiply by underground shoots and frequently form rather 

 extensive patches, to the exclusion of other growth. In Plate X 

 is shown a large clump of each of these species. Zenobia pulver- 

 ulenta is at the right and Zenobia cassinifolia is at the left. Both 

 are in flower, and a charming display they make. The point 

 where this photograph was taken is not in the area just described, 

 but in a somewhat similar flat across Black Creek about half 

 mile below the paper mill. In the photograph there is shown 

 some Lyonia nitida under the front edge of the large bushes, a 

 slender plant of Ilex lucida projecting through the center of the 

 right hand clump and Ilex glabra standing behind and to the left. 

 In the immediate neighborhood were Cyrilla racemiflora, Vibur- 

 num nudum, Aronia arbuti folia, and small trees of pond pine, 

 red bay, black gum, red maple, and sweet bay. 



A comparison of the flatwoods bay or "Pocosin" and the 

 alluvial or well drained bay will show the presence in the latter 

 and absence in the former of juniper {Chamaecyparis thyoides), 



