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Climbing over the shrubs in great abundance was Mihania 

 scandens. 



On the muddy shore, not covered with water, there is a good 

 colony of young Pinus Taeda (old-field pine). Near them, in 

 addition to most of the above, were Magnolia glauca, Clethra 

 olni folia, Cyrilla racemiflora, Liquidamber Styraciflua, Lyrio- 

 dendron tulipifera, Ilex glabra, Rubus Andrewsianus, Decodon 

 verticillatus, and the ferns Osmunda cinnamomea and Wood- 

 war dia areolata. 



Where the border of the lake is a gentle sandy slope, as it is on 

 the south side above Prestwood's Bridge, the first vegetation 

 consists of large patches of the grass Panicum hemitomum in 

 shallow water; behind this in shallow water and on the muddy 

 edge is the larger grass Panicum scabriuscidum ; then handsome 

 clumps of the tall yellow-flowered Xyris fimbriata and large 

 pipewort, or hat pins as we call it (Eriocaulon decangulare) , 

 with flowers in compact white balls. Mixed with the last 

 two or just behind them are Iris versicola, Iris prismatica, 

 Hypericum verginicum (Elodea), Proserpinaca pectinata, Scler- 

 olepls uniflora (a pretty little pink-flowered composite), TJtricu- 

 laria juncea, Xyris caroliniana, Drosera intermedia, Mayaca 

 Aubleti, Lycopus pubens, Ludwigia linearis, Stachys hyssopifolia, 

 Rotala ramosior, and Polygala lutea. Here also was discovered a 

 fine colony of the orchid Habenarea Nuttallii, with greenish 

 flowers, a species not before found in the State of South Carolina. 



A little behind these as a rule were Carphephorus bellidifolius, 

 Diodia virgiana, Ascyrum hypericoides, Spiranthes praecox, 

 Limodorum tuberosum, Rhexia ciliosa, Bartonia lanceolata. The 

 large ferns Osmunda cinnamomea and Woodwardia virginica 

 were conspicuous here, and the smaller Woodwardia areolata 

 and Lycopodium alopecuroides were abundant. Lycopodium 

 adpressum occupied slightly less wet situations.* Mingled with 

 these herbs were scattered clumps of sweet pepperbush {Clethra 

 alnifolia), swamp azalea {Azalea viscosa), low gallberry {Ilex 

 glabra), fetter bush {Lyonia nitida), Zenobia pulveridenta, alder 

 {Alnus rugosa), buttonbush {Cephalanthus Occident alis) , 

 myrtle {Cyrilla racemiflora), groundsell tree {Baccharis hali- 

 mifolia) and yellow jessamine {Gelsemium sempervirens) ; also 

 small young trees of cypress {Taxodium distichum), Carolina 



*See notes by me on these two species of Lycopodium in the Fern Bulle- 

 tin, Vol. 17, July, 1910. 



