1897.] Editor’s Table. 699 
example: Kalmia glauca does not now occur in the Cayuga 
Lake basin, but it occurs in many of the moors to the east and 
north, even appearing in the adjoining county, i.e., Cortland. 
THE ZONES OF A SWAMP. 
The character of the vegetation enables us to divide a com- 
plete swamp into three natural zones: 
First, the lake in the center, which, although not a belt at 
all, may, for convenience sake, be so designated. 
Second, the moor comprising the open area surrounding the 
lake and generally grown over with sphagnum. There are no 
shrubs or trees here capable of casting extensive shade. 
Third, the wooded belt comprising the remainder of the 
swamp. It varies in width, and in this particular region is 
apt to be of considerable width north and south of the lake. 
In the maturing of the swamp these disappear in regular 
succession from one to three. Local conditions bring about a 
great variation in the relative extent of the several zones. At 
Malloryville, Tompkins County, N. Y., is a swamp with a very 
narrow wooded belt, due, no doubt, to the steepness of the 
shores of the depression; the lake here has been completely 
filled up, so that we really have a moor surrounded by high 
ground. The wooded belt is, however, a marked feature of 
the swamps in Oswego County. 
(To be continued.) 
EDITOR'S TABLE. 
THE next issue of the AMERICAN Natura.ist will appear under 
entirely new management. The magazine has been purchased from the 
estate of the late Professor Edward D. Cope by a number of gentlemen 
who are interested in the advancement of the natural sciences, and Dr. 
Robert P. Bigelow, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bos- 
ton, has accepted the post of Editor-in-Chief. He will be assited by 
an Editoral Committee and by an able board of Associate Editors, 
