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mesophytism is attained. The third remnant in this part of the 

 state is at Cornwall, the property of Mr. John Calhoun (fig. 5). 

 This plot differs from any of the preceding in that the dominant 

 tree is Pinus Strohus. Hawes* describes the trees in this group 



Fig. 5. Pine forest at Cornwall. 



as "the most magnificent white pines that can be found in the 

 East, fully equal to the best timber in the Lake States." Many 

 of them tower up to a height of 45 meters and have diameters of 

 nearly a meter. It is a significant fact, however, that although 



* Op. cit., 16. 



