FOREST CONDITIONS IN DELAWARE. 



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There are a number of sturdy hardwood species which might be ex- 

 pected to serve well as windbreaks along the border of pine planta- 

 tions, such as black willow, red mulberry, black cottonwood, and ailan- 

 thus. The best form of protection is a high dune ridge to the leeward 

 of which trees will grow well. These ridges have been built in France, 

 and have proved extremely successful. The French are the best au- 

 thorities on this subject, and have written many books upon it, the best 



Fig. 9. Loblolly stand, 100 yards from seacoast, on the middle beach of the sand bar. 



probably being "Etude sur la cote et dunes du Medoc," by Pierre Buf- 

 fault* 



Draining the marsh portions of the sand-bar would increase its 

 adaptability for growing loblolly. Some years ago a large amount of 

 money was spent by the Federal Government in work on constructing 

 an inland waterway from Lewes to Sinepuxent Bay, but the project 



*Note. The best German reference is "Bildung, Entwickelung und Bau der 

 Dune," by Sokolow. 



