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the herbarium labels. It is a small one, only about three acres in 

 extent, and recent drainage has begun to change it a little. There 

 is here, in addition to the cypress and pond pine, some black 

 gum and sweet gum. The herbaceous cover is made up largely 

 of grasses and sedges. J uncus amstulatus and Rynchospora glo- 

 merata when in fruit give a decided reddish color to considerable 

 areas. 



Among the most noticeable flowers of the savanna are Pluchea 

 bifrons, Ludwigia capitata, Stachys hyssopi folia, Poly gala 

 mariana, Poly gala ramosa, Ludwigia hirtella, Eupatorium 

 Mohrii, Diodia virginiana, Gerardia lint folia, Rhexia lanceolata, 

 Rhexia mariana, Linum medium, Sabatia lanceolata, Oxypolls 

 filiformis, Linaria canadensis* Dasystoma flava, Gratiola pilosa, 

 Eupatorium semiserratum , Hypericum virgatum, and Boltouia 

 aster oides. In the flatwoods not far from here was found a little 

 Baccharis halimi folia. It also occurs sparingly near Prestwood's 

 Lake and the paper mill and seems to be getting more plentiful. 



Just to the north of the dam at the paper mill are some low 

 flats, that show almost the same herbaceous growth as a typical 

 savanna. In the wettest spots grow Typha latifolia, a few trees 

 of Salix nigra, the decorative Scirpus Eriophorum, Juncus scir- 

 poides, Juncus trig onocar pus and Mihania scandens. Mingling 

 with these and running out into slightly dryer places were Ryn- 

 chospora glomerata, Juncus aristulatus (these two giving a red 

 effect to the meadow with their fruits), Fuirena squarrosa 

 (very abundant). Bohemeria scdbra, Hypericum virginicum^ 

 Eriocaulon decangulare, Lachnocaulon anceps, Limodorum tuber- 

 osum, Rhexia mariana, Linum medium, Linum striatum and 

 Eupatorium rotundi folium. The somewhat less wet portions of the 

 flats was covered with the following: Cynoctonum sessilifolium., 

 Gratiola pilosa, Buchnera elongata, Aletris farinosa, Spiranthes 

 praecox, Hypericum setosum, Lobelia Nuttalii, Ludwigia hirtella, 

 Burmannia capitata, and Rhexia lanceolata. With these flourished 

 large quantities of Lycopodium adpressum, and Lycopodium 

 alopecia vides, and in the firmer more sandy spots Lycopodium 

 carolinianum. In the dryer parts were Chrysopsis graminifolia, 

 Crotalaria rotundifolia, Gnaphalium purpureum, Rumex hasta- 

 tulus, Psoralea pedunculata, Asclepias amplexicaulis and Hyper- 

 icum gentianoides. On a ditch bank through this flat grew a 

 good quantity of Amelanchier Botryapium, here not over two 

 feet in height. 



