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the bays and meadow show some interesting plants. Through the 

 open area are scattered a few large trees of the pond pine (Pinus 

 serotina) and long-leaf pine {Pinus palvstris), which is the only 

 arborescent growth except a few small plants of black jack oak 

 (Quercus marilandica) , upland willow oak (Quercus cinerea), 

 Spanish oak (Quercus falcata), and post oak (Quercus stellata). 

 The open space was also dotted with scattered clumps of Myrica 

 pumila, Ilex glabra, Alnus rugosa, Gaylussacia frond osa, Lyonia 

 mariana, Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosifora, and Clethra alnifolia. 

 Along the wetter edges of the bays the following shrubs made a 

 den^e and attractive border: Zenobia pulverulenta, Zenobia cas- 

 sinifolia (a little), Kalmia cun-eata* Vaccinium corymbosum, 

 Leoucothoe racemosa, Leucothoe axillaris (a rare and interesting 

 evergreen), Azalea vicosa, Ilex glabra, Ilex lucida, Aronia 

 arbutifolia, Myrica cerifera, Myrica carolinensis, Lyonia ligus- 

 trina var. foliosiflora, Fothergilla Gardeni, and Lyonia nitida. 

 Just back of these the taller bay vegetation began with Viburnum 

 nudum, Viburnum cassinoides and Magnolia glauca conspicuous 

 on the border. The trees of the bays were red bay (Persca pubes- 

 cens), black gum {Nyssa biflora), Carolina red maple (Acer 

 carolinianum) , pond pine (Pinus serotina), and a little juniper 

 (Chamaecy parts thyoides). Bamboo briar (Smilax lauri folia) 

 and red-berried bamboo (S. Walteri) were plentiful. Partially 

 submerged in an open piece of water in the bay were found 

 Juncus repens and Eleocharis Torreyana. 



In certain places on the east side the shrubby borders were 

 replaced by a wet Sphagnum bog in which were masses of cin- 

 namon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) and fine conspicuous 

 clumps of pitcher plants (Sarracenia flava). Sarracenia pur- 

 purea is also plentiful here in the Sphagnum, and S. rubra grows 

 abundantly where the Sphagnum is less deep. Along this border 

 five species of Orchids were found, — Pogonia ophioglossoides and 

 P. divaricata (blooming on May 24th), Limodorum gramini- 



♦This interesting little Kalmia seems to be represented in American her- 

 baria only from southeastern North Carolina, and it is generally considered 

 as confined to that State; but Mr. R. M. Harper has called my attention to 

 the fact that F. A. Michaux (in his Journal for July 18, 1794), and Thomas 

 Nuttall (in his "Genera of North America Plants," Vol. I, page 268. 1818) 

 both mention its occurrence at Camden, S. C. See my "Additions to the 

 Flora of the Carolinas," II Torreya, Vol. II, page 9, Jan., 1911. 



