A STAND OF PITCH PINE 



The pitch pine (Pinus rigida) grew originally from forty to seventy-five feet tall in the primeval 

 forest, but owing to frequent forest fires it is now rare to find trees as tall as fifty feet. The wood Is 

 used for building and cabinet purposes ; in olden days torches, made from the fat pine knots, were used 

 as substitutes for lamps and candles. As a lower story of growth in this particular forest at Shamong 

 we find several species of oak, the huckleberry, blueberry, inkberry, sassafras, and common brake 



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