University of Virginia Library

Monday, June 18, 1951

Route: Ga to Rome, 27 & 48 to Valley Head, Ala, via
Pisgah & Dalton to Section & Scottsboro. Return trip to
Kyles in Jackson Co. Night at Scottsboro.

This has been chiefly a search of the high spots for the
Cumberlandense complex. Various ridges in Ga yielded
nothing — neither did Lookout or Sand Mts. None were seen
& several likely natives were questioned — all with negative
results. Back on the Cumberland plateau, however, in Jackson Co
Ala. the story was different. The first homeowner on the plateau
said "plenty of them — help yourself behind the house". Just
beyond this place a small valley was filled with them. They are
extremely plentiful — here. We will see tomorrow if they still
go farther south. Unfortunately that few not sorted sit anymore
that's over the rest of their range. Plenty of arborescens along streams
at fair altitudes. Almost invariably, though, either not yet out
or past bloom. Almost impossible to get any sort of a mass>lb/> collection. Also picked up a few of the nudiflorum complex
from this part of Alabama.