. Economic botany of Alabama . Fig. 16. Jimil'cnis J^irgiiiiaiia on limestone outcrops in Jones Valley between Grasselli and Wheeling, Jefferson County. September 30, 1912. the quantities that one can still see in the eastern part of the Ten- nessee A'alley. growing on the mountain slopes or piled up await- ing shipment at nearly every railroad station, the end of our sup- ply is not yet in sight. It is true that the largest trees have disap- peared, but there are still about as many small ones as ever, most of them on land too rocky to plow, which seems better suited for the growing of cedar
. Economic botany of Alabama . Fig. 16. Jimil'cnis J^irgiiiiaiia on limestone outcrops in Jones Valley between Grasselli and Wheeling, Jefferson County. September 30, 1912. the quantities that one can still see in the eastern part of the Ten- nessee A'alley. growing on the mountain slopes or piled up await- ing shipment at nearly every railroad station, the end of our sup- ply is not yet in sight. It is true that the largest trees have disap- peared, but there are still about as many small ones as ever, most of them on land too rocky to plow, which seems better suited for the growing of cedar than anything else. And if the native stock should ever get too depleted it could be supplemented by cultiva- tion, to which this species responds very readily. It will grow in any temperate climate that is not too dry, and in almost any soil that is not too wet. References: Harper !>. Mohr 2o, White. The red cedar has quite a variety of natural habitats, ranging from dry —of both limestone and sandstone—and gravelly ridges to damp shady flatwoods and hammocks, shell mounds, and edges of salt marshes. It is also common along fences and road- sides, where birds have dropped the seeds. But all its diverse habitats seem to have one thing in common, and perhaps two. First, they are well protected from fire by the topography, proxim- ity of water, sparseness of the surrounding vegetation (as on rocks), or dampness of the humus. It also seems likely, though that point has not been specially investigated, that earthworms are rare or absent in the soils in which it grows naturally. This is certainly true of the cliffs, and ])robably of the strongly calcareous
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