FOREST CONDITIONS IN DELAWARE. 21 



trouble, whenever it is desired to remove a mature stand and establish 

 a new one. 



FOREST TREES OF DELAWARE. 



North of Dover the trees found in the State are almost exclusively 

 hardwoods. South of Dover pines commence to form an important 

 part of the forest, and in Sussex County they are as abundant as the 

 hardwoods. The following are lists of species indigenous in the State, 

 separated in groups according to commercial importance, and with re- 

 marks on occurrence. 



