. Economic botany of Alabama . Fig. 4. Slash pine in damp sandy flats with evergreen bushy under- growth, about one-half mile south of Orange Beach P. O., Baldwin County, June 13, 1912. References :—Mattoon 3, Mohr 18. Grows normally in shallow ponds, branch-swamps, etc., but occasionally in old fields and cut-over lands with comparatively dry soil, a circumstance which led some foresters a generation ago to believe that it was gradually replacing the long-leaf pine. Throughout its range it is confined to regions with plenty of rain in summer, which leaches out the fertility of the soil. Its i
. Economic botany of Alabama . Fig. 4. Slash pine in damp sandy flats with evergreen bushy under- growth, about one-half mile south of Orange Beach P. O., Baldwin County, June 13, 1912. References :—Mattoon 3, Mohr 18. Grows normally in shallow ponds, branch-swamps, etc., but occasionally in old fields and cut-over lands with comparatively dry soil, a circumstance which led some foresters a generation ago to believe that it was gradually replacing the long-leaf pine. Throughout its range it is confined to regions with plenty of rain in summer, which leaches out the fertility of the soil. Its inland limit is pretty sharply defined, all the way from South Carolina to Louisiana. (See map.) 10. Extreme southern part of Butler County, and neighboring parts of Conecuh and Covington. 12. Common in ponds and branches. 13. Common along branches, etc., and often in clearings. 15. Common or locally abundant in damp sandy flats. Some of the slash pines along the coast may represent Piniis Caribaea Morelet, which is abundant in southern Florida—and seems quite distinct there—and apparently follows the coast to Georgia and Mississippi. It prefers drier soils than P. EUiottii does, and is much less valuable for lumber and naval stores.
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