ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES. 



Page. 



Plate I. Virgin longleaf pine forest in Vernon Parish Frontispiece. 



II. Cypress brake in the alluvial region 16 



III. Fig. 1. — Hardwood bottom in the alluvial region. Fig. 2. — Repro- 

 duction of longleaf pine on cut-over area where fires have been 

 excluded for a few years 16 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. Forest regions of Louisiana - 9 



2. Yellow-pine regions of Louisiana 12 



3. Distribution of cypress and hardwoods by groups of parishes 15 



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