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plants In abundance, the savannah being merely a prairie. 33 is from 
the Big Savannah in Beaufort county, which has been described previ- 
ously, and is the largest prairie in the State. It is of the same descrip- 
tion as Burgavv as to growth, except that there are occasional small per- 
simmon bushes scattered among the grass, but these do not seem to pass 
one or two years growth. The soil is of a gray to light yellowish color, 
and consists of very tine sand, much resembling clay in appearance, 34 
is the subsoil of the same at the depth of 20 inches. This is seen from 
these analyses to be a fair soil, but not so well constituted as that of Bur- 
gaw. G is a savannah in Craven county on the Atlantic railroad ; analy- 
sis from Emmons. These savannahs may be considered as capable soils 
if drained ; and therein lies the difficulty, on account of their very close 
texture, which no doubt constitutes the .controlling cause of their treeless 
condition. 
