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region, and suggests the great coniferous forests of northwestern 

 America rather llian the southern coastal swamps in which it is at 

 home. 



Juniper, unlike cypress, ordinarily reproduces quite rapidly, so that 

 from some tracts of this forest in the Dismal Swamp three cuttings 

 of the merchantable timber have been made with profit within twenty 

 years. The wood is said to increase in thickness about, 2.1- centimeters 

 (1 inch) per year. Despite its rapid growth and tendency to spread, 



Flu. 81. Trunk of "juniper" (ChamiucyiHtris thyoides). 



frequent fires prevent a material increase of the area occupied by this 

 tree. 



As above stated, where the juniper has been left undisturbed it 

 grows in nearly pure association. Where muchof it has been removed 

 by the woodman, however, oilier trees appear. Notable among these 

 is the loblolly pine (Pinus trtedd), which is almost always associated 

 with the juniper, usually as a small tree of about the same size. 

 The sweet bay (Magnolia virgitiiana), Pvrsca pubes-cctis, holly (Hex 



