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GEOLOGICAL FEATTJKES. 
blossom like the rose." The millions of cotton blooms in 
myriads of fields would have, suggested the passage. 
As this book is intended partly for those who want in- 
formation on all matters of interest to the immigrant, we 
propose a brief sketch of the cotton States, exhibiting the 
varied resources of the country, and pointing out with 
candor the facilities which the planter will enjoy, and the 
difficulties which he must expect to encounter. 
Man cannot live by cotton alone. He must have food 
and timber and iron, coal, salt, and the fruits of vines, 
trees, and shrubs. Do the cotton States supply all these 
wants ? This question we propose to answer. 
"We will distribute the subject under the following 
heads : 
Section 1. Geological Features, including Mineral Produc- 
tions. 
" 2. Hydrography. 
" 3. Climatology. 
" 4. Eain Fall, Dews, and Frosts. 
" 6. Productions of the Forest — Flora of the South. 
" 6. Fauna of the South. 
" v. Soil of the Cotton States. 
" 8. Agricultural Statistics. 
" 9. Principal Diseases. 
SECT. I.— GEOLOGICAL FEATURES. 
The southern portion of the Gulf States, including 
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, is 
mcluded by geologists in the alluvium and post-pliocene 
formations, and the eastern parts of North Carolina, South 
Carolina, and Georgia, along the Atlantic slope, belong to 
the same formation. 
