210 THE FORESTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



Robeson County has a wood acreage of about two 

 thirds. Prevailing growths are pine, oak, and cy- 

 press, of which one half is pine. 



Richmond County has a wood acreage of about 

 two thirds. Prevailing growths are pine, juniper, 

 and oak, of which one half is pine. — W. B. S. 



Charlotte, Aug. 28, 1882.— Cleveland: white, post, 

 black, red, Spanish, water, and some chestnut oak ; 

 hickory, ash, walnut, and some poplar, and short- 

 leaf pine. Oaks are the prevailing growth in this 

 county. 



Gaston : About same as above, except that more 

 pine is found in this county. 



Lincoln : Same. 



Mecklenburg : All the oaks grow here ; also hick- 

 ory, ash, maple, birch, elm, poplar, and short-leaf 

 pine and some walnut. Oak and hickory is the pre- 

 vailing growth. 



Union : All the different oaks grow in this county, 

 but not so abundant as in the counties named above. 

 Short-leaf pine is the most abundant. 



Anson : White oak ; post, black, red, Spanish and 

 water oak ; hickory, poplar, ash, elm, sweet gum ; 

 birch, short-leaf pine. South-east part of county has 

 some long-leaf pine. — T. W. W. 



Caldwell, Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe, Wa- 

 tauga, Mitchell, Yancey, Burke. (Area, 3,468 

 sq. miles ) — Patterson, Aug. 29, 1882. — .... I now 

 address myself to your questions, and give first a list 

 of all the trees that I can now remember as native 



