176 THE SHRUBS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



or 20 feet high, found along the river bottoms of the 

 Cape Fear. I am not aware of its existence north 

 of that limit. According to Dr. Chapman, " it is 

 simple the first year, branching the second, after- 

 wards at indefinite periods fruiting, and soon after 

 decaying." The value of the stems for fishing-rods 

 is well known. 



2. Reed. (A. tecta, Muhl.) — This is the common 

 smaller form, 2 to 10 feet high, and found in low 

 grounds in each District. 



This completes the list of the Shrubs of North 

 Carolina, so far as they are known to me, with the 

 exception of the following, which are too small and 

 obscure to merit more than a bare enumeration. 



Hypericum. Of this we have five woody species, 

 all with yellow flowers, one of which (H. prolificum) is 

 occasionally cultivated under the name of Rock Rose. 



Ascyrum. Much like the preceding, also with 

 yellow flowers. 



Flowering Moss. (Pyxidanthera barbulata, 

 Michx.) — A very pretty, small, trailing evergreen, 

 with white flowers which appear in early Spring, and 

 looking somewhat like a Moss in the absence of blos- 

 soms. Belongs to the damp Pine-barrens and Sa- 

 vannas of the Lower District. 



Hudsonia. Only 3 or 4 inches high, also with 

 yellow flowers, of which no locality is anywhere 

 known but on Table Rock, N. C. 



Trailing Arbutus, or Ground Laurel. (Epi- 

 ga3a repens,. Linn.) Common. 



